Therapeutic polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding same, and methods of use

ABSTRACT

Disclosed herein are nucleic acid sequences that encode novel polypeptides. Also disclosed are polypeptides encoded by these nucleic acid sequences, and antibodies that immunospecifically bind to the polypeptide, as well as derivatives, variants, mutants, or fragments of the novel polypeptide, polynucleotide, or antibody specific to the polypeptide. The invention further discloses therapeutic, diagnostic and research methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders involving any one of these novel human nucleic acids and proteins.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation in part of U.S. Ser. No. 09/898,994,filed Jul. 3, 2001, which claims priority to U.S. Ser. No. 60/218,903,filed Jul. 18, 2000; U.S. Ser. No. 10/016,248, filed Dec. 10, 2001,which claims priority to U.S. Ser. No. 60/255,648, filed Dec. 14, 2000;U.S. Ser. No. 10/028,248, filed Dec. 19, 2001, which claims priority toU.S. Ser. No. 60/256,619, filed Dec. 19, 2000; U.S. Ser. No. 10/044,564,filed Jan. 11, 2002, which claims priority to U.S. Ser. No. 60/261,013,filed Jan. 11, 2001; U.S. Ser. No. 10/136,071, filed May 1, 2002, whichclaims priority to U.S. Ser. No. 60/289,087, filed May 7, 2001; and U.S.Ser. No. 09/908,193, filed Jul. 18, 2001; and this application claimspriority to the following provisional applications: U.S. Ser. No.60/387,002, filed Jun. 7, 2002; U.S. Ser. No. 60/385,504, filed Jun. 4,2002; U.S. Ser. No. 60/386,974, filed Jun. 6, 2002; U.S. Ser. No.60/386,453, filed Jun. 6, 2002; U.S. Ser. No. 60/386,041, filed Jun. 5,2002; U.S. Ser. No. 60/386,816, filed Jun. 7, 2002; U.S. Ser. No.60/387,540, filed Jun. 10, 2002; U.S. Ser. No. 60/403,486, filed Aug.13, 2002; U.S. Ser. No. 60/365,491, filed Jun. 14, 2002; U.S. Ser. No.60/387,659, filed Jun. 11, 2002; U.S. Ser. No. 60/403,522, filed Aug.14, 2002; U.S. Ser. No. 60/387,934, filed Jun. 12, 2002; U.S. Ser. No.60/390,006, filed Jun. 19, 2002; U.S. Ser. No. 60/389,729, filed Jun.17, 2002; U.S. Ser. No. 60/403,748, filed Aug. 15, 2002; U.S. Ser. No.60/389,123, filed Jun. 13, 2002; U.S. Ser. No. 60/402,832, filed Aug.12, 2002; U.S. Ser. No. 60/387,037, filed Nov. 6, 2002; U.S. Ser. No.60/389,742, filed Jun. 17, 2002; and U.S. Ser. No. 60/396,706, filedJul. 17, 2002.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to novel polypeptides, and the nucleicacids encoding them, having properties related to stimulation ofbiochemical or physiological responses in a cell, a tissue, an organ oran organism. More particularly, the novel polypeptides are gene productsof novel genes, or are specified biologically active fragments orderivatives thereof. Methods of use encompass diagnostic and prognosticassay procedures as well as methods of treating diverse pathologicalconditions.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Eukaryotic cells are characterized by biochemical and physiologicalprocesses, which under normal conditions are exquisitely balanced toachieve the preservation and propagation of the cells. When such cellsare components of multicellular organisms such as vertebrates or, moreparticularly, organisms such as mammals, the regulation of thebiochemical and physiological processes involves intricate signalingpathways. Frequently, such signaling pathways involve extracellularsignaling proteins, cellular receptors that bind the signaling proteinsand signal transducing components located within the cells.

Signaling proteins may be classified as endocrine effectors, paracrineeffectors or autocrine effectors. Endocrine effectors are signalingmolecules secreted by a given organ into the circulatory system, whichare then transported to a distant target organ or tissue. The targetcells include the receptors for the endocrine effector, and when theendocrine effector binds, a signaling cascade is induced. Paracrineeffectors involve secreting cells and receptor cells in close proximityto each other, for example, two different classes of cells in the sametissue or organ. One class of cells secretes the paracrine effector,which then reaches the second class of cells, for example by diffusionthrough the extracellular fluid. The second class of cells contains thereceptors for the paracrine effector; binding of the effector results ininduction of the signaling cascade that elicits the correspondingbiochemical or physiological effect. Autocrine effectors are highlyanalogous to paracrine effectors, except that the same cell type thatsecretes the autocrine effector also contains the receptor. Thus theautocrine effector binds to receptors on the same cell, or on identicalneighboring cells. The binding process then elicits the characteristicbiochemical or physiological effect.

Signaling processes may elicit a variety of effects on cells and tissuesincluding, by way of nonlimiting example, induction of cell or tissueproliferation, suppression of growth or proliferation, induction ofdifferentiation or maturation of a cell or tissue, and suppression ofdifferentiation or maturation of a cell or tissue.

Many pathological conditions involve dysregulation of expression ofimportant effector proteins. In certain classes of pathologies thedysregulation is manifested as diminished or suppressed level ofsynthesis and secretion of protein effectors. In other classes ofpathologies the dysregulation is manifested as increased or up-regulatedlevel of synthesis and secretion of protein effectors. In a clinicalsetting a subject may be suspected of suffering from a condition broughton by altered or mis-regulated levels of a protein effector of interest.Therefore there is a need to assay for the level of the protein effectorof interest in a biological sample from such a subject, and to comparethe level with that characteristic of a nonpathological condition. Therealso is a need to provide the protein effector as a product ofmanufacture. Administration of the effector to a subject in need thereofis useful in treatment of the pathological condition. Accordingly, thereis a need for a method of treatment of a pathological condition broughton by a diminished or suppressed levels of the protein effector ofinterest. In addition, there is a need for a method of treatment of apathological condition brought on by a increased or up-regulated levelsof the protein effector of interest.

Antibodies are multichain proteins that bind specifically to a givenantigen, and bind poorly, or not at all, to substances deemed not to becognate antigens. Antibodies are comprised of two short chains termedlight chains and two long chains termed heavy chains. These chains areconstituted of immunoglobulin domains, of which generally there are twoclasses: one variable domain per chain, one constant domain in lightchains, and three or more constant domains in heavy chains. Theantigen-specific portion of the immunoglobulin molecules resides in thevariable domains; the variable domains of one light chain and one heavychain associate with each other to generate the antigen-binding moiety.Antibodies that bind immunospecifically to a cognate or target antigenbind with high affinities. Accordingly, they are useful in assayingspecifically for the presence of the antigen in a sample. In addition,they have the potential of inactivating the activity of the antigen.

Therefore there is a need to assay for the level of a protein effectorof interest in a biological sample from such a subject, and to comparethis level with that characteristic of a nonpathological condition. Inparticular, there is a need for such an assay based on the use of anantibody that binds immunospecifically to the antigen. There further isa need to inhibit the activity of the protein effector in cases where apathological condition arises from elevated or excessive levels of theeffector based on the use of an antibody that binds immunospecificallyto the effector. Thus, there is a need for the antibody as a product ofmanufacture. There further is a need for a method of treatment of apathological condition brought on by an elevated or excessive level ofthe protein effector of interest based on administering the antibody tothe subject.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The invention is based in part upon the discovery of isolatedpolypeptides including amino acid sequences selected from mature formsof the amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ IDNO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141. The novel nucleicacids and polypeptides are referred to herein as NOVX, or NOVI, NOV2,NOV3, etc., nucleic acids and polypeptides. These nucleic acids andpolypeptides, as well as derivatives, homologs, analogs and fragmentsthereof, will hereinafter be collectively designated as “NOVX” nucleicacid or polypeptide sequences.

The invention also is based in part upon variants of a mature form ofthe amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ IDNO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, wherein any amino acidin the mature form is changed to a different amino acid, provided thatno more than 15% of the amino acid residues in the sequence of themature form are so changed. In another embodiment, the inventionincludes the amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141. In anotherembodiment, the invention also comprises variants of the amino acidsequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein nis an integer between 1 and 141, wherein any amino acid specified in thechosen sequence is changed to a different amino acid, provided that nomore than 15% of the amino acid residues in the sequence are so changed.The invention also involves fragments of any of the mature forms of theamino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n,wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, or any other amino acidsequence selected from this group. The invention also comprisesfragments from these groups in which up to 15% of the residues arechanged.

In another embodiment, the invention encompasses polypeptides that arenaturally occurring allelic variants of the sequence selected from thegroup consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and141. These allelic variants include amino acid sequences that are thetranslations of nucleic acid sequences differing by a single nucleotidefrom nucleic acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ IDNOS: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141. The variantpolypeptide where any amino acid changed in the chosen sequence ischanged to provide a conservative substitution.

In another embodiment, the invention comprises a pharmaceuticalcomposition involving a polypeptide with an amino acid sequence selectedfrom the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In anotherembodiment, the invention involves a kit, including, in one or morecontainers, this pharmaceutical composition.

In another embodiment, the invention includes the use of a therapeuticin the manufacture of a medicament for treating a syndrome associatedwith a human disease, the disease being selected from a pathologyassociated with a polypeptide with an amino acid sequence selected fromthe group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1and 141, wherein said therapeutic is the polypeptide selected from thisgroup.

In another embodiment, the invention comprises a method for determiningthe presence or amount of a polypeptide with an amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, in a sample, the method involving providingthe sample; introducing the sample to an antibody that bindsimmunospecifically to the polypeptide; and determining the presence oramount of antibody bound to the polypeptide, thereby determining thepresence or amount of polypeptide in the sample.

In another embodiment, the invention includes a method for determiningthe presence of or predisposition to a disease associated with alteredlevels of a polypeptide with an amino acid sequence selected from thegroup consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and141, in a first mammalian subject, the method involving measuring thelevel of expression of the polypeptide in a sample from the firstmammalian subject; and comparing the amount of the polypeptide in thissample to the amount of the polypeptide present in a control sample froma second mammalian subject known not to have, or not to be predisposedto, the disease, wherein an alteration in the expression level of thepolypeptide in the first subject as compared to the control sampleindicates the presence of or predisposition to the disease.

In another embodiment, the invention involves a method of identifying anagent that binds to a polypeptide with an amino acid sequence selectedfrom the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141, the method including introducing the polypeptide tothe agent; and determining whether the agent binds to the polypeptide.The agent could be a cellular receptor or a downstream effector.

In another embodiment, the invention involves a method for identifying apotential therapeutic agent for use in treatment of a pathology, whereinthe pathology is related to aberrant expression or aberrantphysiological interactions of a polypeptide with an amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, the method including providing a cellexpressing the polypeptide of the invention and having a property orfunction ascribable to the polypeptide; contacting the cell with acomposition comprising a candidate substance; and determining whetherthe substance alters the property or function ascribable to thepolypeptide; whereby, if an alteration observed in the presence of thesubstance is not observed when the cell is contacted with a compositiondevoid of the substance, the substance is identified as a potentialtherapeutic agent.

In another embodiment, the invention involves a method for screening fora modulator of activity or of latency or predisposition to a pathologyassociated with a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence selectedfrom the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141, the method including administering a test compound toa test animal at increased risk for a pathology associated with thepolypeptide of the invention, wherein the test animal recombinantlyexpresses the polypeptide of the invention; measuring the activity ofthe polypeptide in the test animal after administering the testcompound; and comparing the activity of the protein in the test animalwith the activity of the polypeptide in a control animal notadministered the polypeptide, wherein a change in the activity of thepolypeptide in the test animal relative to the control animal indicatesthe test compound is a modulator of latency of, or predisposition to, apathology associated with the polypeptide of the invention. Therecombinant test animal could express a test protein transgene orexpress the transgene under the control of a promoter at an increasedlevel relative to a wild-type test animal The promoter may or may not bthe native gene promoter of the transgene.

In another embodiment, the invention involves a method for modulatingthe activity of a polypeptide with an amino acid sequence selected fromthe group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1and 141, the method including introducing a cell sample expressing thepolypeptide with a compound that binds to the polypeptide in an amountsufficient to modulate the activity of the polypeptide.

In another embodiment, the invention involves a method of treating orpreventing a pathology associated with a polypeptide with an amino acidsequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein nis an integer between 1 and 141, the method including administering thepolypeptide to a subject in which such treatment or prevention isdesired in an amount sufficient to treat or prevent the pathology in thesubject. The subject could be human.

In another embodiment, the invention involves a method of treating apathological state in a mammal, the method including administering tothe mammal a polypeptide in an amount that is sufficient to alleviatethe pathological state, wherein the polypeptide is a polypeptide havingan amino acid sequence at least 95% identical to a polypeptide havingthe amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ IDNO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, or a biologicallyactive fragment thereof.

In another embodiment, the invention involves an isolated nucleic acidmolecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptidehaving an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of amature form of the amino acid sequence given SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n isan integer between 1 and 141, a variant of a mature form of the aminoacid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n,wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, wherein any amino acid in themature form of the chosen sequence is changed to a different amino acid,provided that no more than 15% of the amino acid residues in thesequence of the mature form are so changed; the amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, a variant of the amino acid sequence selectedfrom the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141, in which any amino acid specified in the chosensequence is changed to a different amino acid, provided that no morethan 15% of the amino acid residues in the sequence are so changed; anucleic acid fragment encoding at least a portion of a polypeptidecomprising the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, or any variantof the polypeptide wherein any amino acid of the chosen sequence ischanged to a different amino acid, provided that no more than 10% of theamino acid residues in the sequence are so changed; and the complementof any of the nucleic acid molecules.

In another embodiment, the invention comprises an isolated nucleic acidmolecule having a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptidecomprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting ofa mature form of the amino acid sequence given SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein nis an integer between 1 and 141, wherein the nucleic acid moleculecomprises the nucleotide sequence of a naturally occurring allelicnucleic acid variant.

In another embodiment, the invention involves an isolated nucleic acidmolecule including a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide havingan amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of a matureform of the amino acid sequence given SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, that encodes a variant polypeptide, whereinthe variant polypeptide has the polypeptide sequence of a naturallyoccurring polypeptide variant.

In another embodiment, the invention comprises an isolated nucleic acidmolecule having a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptidecomprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting ofa mature form of the amino acid sequence given SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein nis an integer between 1 and 141, wherein the nucleic acid moleculediffers by a single nucleotide from a nucleic acid sequence selectedfrom the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 2n−1, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141.

In another embodiment, the invention includes an isolated nucleic acidmolecule having a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide includingan amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of a matureform of the amino acid sequence given SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, wherein the nucleic acid molecule comprises anucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of the nucleotidesequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein nis an integer between 1 and 141, a nucleotide sequence wherein one ormore nucleotides in the nucleotide sequence selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141,is changed from that selected from the group consisting of the chosensequence to a different nucleotide provided that no more than 15% of thenucleotides are so changed; a nucleic acid fragment of the sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, and a nucleic acid fragment wherein one ormore nucleotides in the nucleotide sequence selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141,is changed from that selected from the group consisting of the chosensequence to a different nucleotide provided that no more than 15% of thenucleotides are so changed.

In another embodiment, the invention includes an isolated nucleic acidmolecule having a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide includingan amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of a matureform of the amino acid sequence given SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, wherein the nucleic acid molecule hybridizesunder stringent conditions to the nucleotide sequence selected from thegroup consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1and 141, or a complement of the nucleotide sequence.

In another embodiment, the invention includes an isolated nucleic acidmolecule having a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide includingan amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of a matureform of the amino acid sequence given SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, wherein the nucleic acid molecule has anucleotide sequence in which any nucleotide specified in the codingsequence of the chosen nucleotide sequence is changed from that selectedfrom the group consisting of the chosen sequence to a differentnucleotide provided that no more than 15% of the nucleotides in thechosen coding sequence are so changed, an isolated second polynucleotidethat is a complement of the first polynucleotide, or a fragment of anyof them.

In another embodiment, the invention includes a vector involving thenucleic acid molecule having a nucleic acid sequence encoding apolypeptide including an amino acid sequence selected from the groupconsisting of a mature form of the amino acid sequence given SEQ IDNO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141. This vector can have apromoter operably linked to the nucleic acid molecule. This vector canbe located within a cell.

In another embodiment, the invention involves a method for determiningthe presence or amount of a nucleic acid molecule having a nucleic acidsequence encoding a polypeptide including an amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of a mature form of the amino acidsequence given SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141,in a sample, the method including providing the sample; introducing thesample to a probe that binds to the nucleic acid molecule; anddetermining the presence or amount of the probe bound to the nucleicacid molecule, thereby determining the presence or amount of the nucleicacid molecule in the sample. The presence or amount of the nucleic acidmolecule is used as a marker for cell or tissue type. The cell type canbe cancerous.

In another embodiment, the invention involves a method for determiningthe presence of or predisposition for a disease associated with alteredlevels of a nucleic acid molecule having a nucleic acid sequenceencoding a polypeptide including an amino acid sequence selected fromthe group consisting of a mature form of the amino acid sequence givenSEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, in a firstmammalian subject, the method including measuring the amount of thenucleic acid in a sample from the first mammalian subject; and comparingthe amount of the nucleic acid in the sample of step (a) to the amountof the nucleic acid present in a control sample from a second mammaliansubject known not to have or not be predisposed to, the disease; whereinan alteration in the level of the nucleic acid in the first subject ascompared to the control sample indicates the presence of orpredisposition to the disease.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill inthe art to which this invention belongs. Although methods and materialssimilar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in thepractice or testing of the present invention, suitable methods andmaterials are described below. All publications, patent applications,patents, and other references mentioned herein are incorporated byreference in their entirety. In the case of conflict, the presentspecification, including definitions, will control. In addition, thematerials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and are notintended to be limiting.

Other features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from thefollowing detailed description and claims.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides novel nucleotides and polypeptidesencoded thereby. Included in the invention are the novel nucleic acidsequences, their encoded polypeptides, antibodies, and other relatedcompounds. The sequences are collectively referred to herein as “NOVXnucleic acids” or “NOVX polynucleotides” and the corresponding encodedpolypeptides are referred to as “NOVX polypeptides” or “NOVX proteins.”Unless indicated otherwise, “NOVX” is meant to refer to any of the novelsequences disclosed herein. Table A provides a summary of the NOVXnucleic acids and their encoded polypeptides. TABLE A Sequences andCorresponding SEQ ID Numbers SEQ ID SEQ ID NO NO NOVX Internal (nucleic(amino Assignment Identification acid) acid) Homology NOV1a CG103945-021 2 Semaphorin sem2 (FLJ00014 protein) - Homo sapiens NOV1b CG103945-013 4 Semaphorin sem2 (FLJ00014 protein) - Homo sapiens NOV2a CG106951-015 6 Human semaphorin G-like NHP protein NOV2b CG106951-04 7 8 Humansemaphorin G-like NHP protein NOV2c 209829549 9 10 Human semaphorinG-like NHP protein NOV2d 209829553 11 12 Human semaphorin G-like NHPprotein NOV2e 209829642 13 14 Human semaphorin G-like NHP protein NOV2f209829670 15 16 Human semaphorin G-like NHP protein NOV2g CG106951-02 1718 Human semaphorin G-like NHP protein NOV2h CG106951-03 19 20 Humansemaphorin G-like NHP protein NOV2i SNP13382456 21 22 Human semaphorinG-like NHP protein NOV3a CG121295-01 23 24 Endothelin-1 precursor(ET-1) - Homo sapiens NOV4a CG124756-01 25 26 complement subcomponentC1q chain B precursor [validated] NOV4b CG124756-02 27 28 complementsubcomponent C1q chain B precursor [validated] NOV4c SNP13382475 29 30complement subcomponent C1q chain B precursor [validated] NOV4dSNP13382476 31 32 complement subcomponent C1q chain B precursor[validated] NOV5a CG50353-01 33 34 Wnt-7a protein precursor - Homosapiens NOV5b 228753443 35 36 Wnt-7a protein precursor - Homo sapiensNOV5c 169475673 37 38 Wnt-7a protein precursor - Homo sapiens NOV5d228753459 39 40 Wnt-7a protein precursor - Homo sapiens NOV5e 22875346241 42 Wnt-7a protein precursor - Homo sapiens NOV5f 228753446 43 44Wnt-7a protein precursor - Homo sapiens NOV5g 228753465 45 46 Wnt-7aprotein precursor - Homo sapiens NOV5h 228753438 47 48 Wnt-7a proteinprecursor - Homo sapiens NOV5i 228753449 49 50 Wnt-7a proteinprecursor - Homo sapiens NOV5j CG50353-02 51 52 Wnt-7a proteinprecursor - Homo sapiens NOV5k CG50353-03 53 54 Wnt-7a proteinprecursor - Homo sapiens NOV5l SNP13382474 55 56 Wnt-7a proteinprecursor - Homo sapiens NOV6a CG50709-03 57 58 Wnt-9b protein precursor(Wnt-15) (Wnt-14b) - Homo sapiens NOV6b 282997951 59 60 Wnt-9b proteinprecursor (Wnt-15) (Wnt-14b) - Homo sapiens NOV6c CG50709-05 61 62Wnt-9b protein precursor (Wnt-15) (Wnt-14b) - Homo sapiens NOV6d277582109 63 64 Wnt-9b protein precursor (Wnt-15) (Wnt-14b) - Homosapiens NOV6e 277582117 65 66 Wnt-9b protein precursor (Wnt-15)(Wnt-14b) - Homo sapiens NOV6f CG50709-01 67 68 Wnt-9b protein precursor(Wnt-15) (Wnt-14b) - Homo sapiens NOV6g CG50709-02 69 70 Wnt-9b proteinprecursor (Wnt-15) (Wnt-14b) - Homo sapiens NOV6h CG50709-04 71 72Wnt-9b protein precursor (Wnt-15) (Wnt-14b) - Homo sapiens NOV6iCG50709-06 73 74 Wnt-9b protein precursor (Wnt-15) (Wnt-14b) - Homosapiens NOV6j CG50709-07 75 76 Wnt-9b protein precursor (Wnt-15)(Wnt-14b) - Homo sapiens NOV6k SNP13381605 77 78 Wnt-9b proteinprecursor (Wnt-15) (Wnt-14b) - Homo sapiens NOV6l SNP13381606 79 80Wnt-9b protein precursor (Wnt-15) (Wnt-14b) - Homo sapiens NOV6mSNP13378337 81 82 Wnt-9b protein precursor (Wnt-15) (Wnt-14b) - Homosapiens NOV6n SNP13381607 83 84 Wnt-9b protein precursor (Wnt-15)(Wnt-14b) - Homo sapiens NOV6o SNP13378336 85 86 Wnt-9b proteinprecursor (Wnt-15) (Wnt-14b) - Homo sapiens NOV6p SNP13378335 87 88Wnt-9b protein precursor (Wnt-15) (Wnt-14b) - Homo sapiens NOV7aCG53054-02 89 90 Wnt-9a protein precursor (Wnt-14) - Homo sapiens NOV7b170251039 91 92 Wnt-9a protein precursor (Wnt-14) - Homo sapiens NOV7c170251076 93 94 Wnt-9a protein precursor (Wnt-14) - Homo sapiens NOV7dCG53054-01 95 96 Wnt-9a protein precursor (Wnt-14) - Homo sapiens NOV7eCG53054-03 97 98 Wnt-9a protein precursor (Wnt-14) - Homo sapiens NOV7fCG53054-04 99 100 Wnt-9a protein precursor (Wnt-14) - Homo sapiens NOV8aCG53473-02 101 102 Neuromedin B-32 precursor [Contains: Neuromedin B] -Homo sapiens NOV8b CG53473-01 103 104 Neuromedin B-32 precursor[Contains: Neuromedin B] - Homo sapiens NOV8c CG53473-03 105 106Neuromedin B-32 precursor [Contains: Neuromedin B] - Homo sapiens NOV8dSNP13376396 107 108 Neuromedin B-32 precursor [Contains: Neuromedin B] -Homo sapiens NOV8e SNP13376395 109 110 Neuromedin B-32 precursor[Contains: Neuromedin B] - Homo sapiens NOV8f SNP13376394 111 112Neuromedin B-32 precursor [Contains: Neuromedin B] - Homo sapiens NOV9aCG55184-03 113 114 Cerebellin-like glycoprotein 1 precursor - Homosapiens NOV9b CG55184-01 115 116 Cerebellin-like glycoprotein 1precursor - Homo sapiens NOV9c CG55184-02 117 118 Cerebellin-likeglycoprotein 1 precursor - Homo sapiens NOV9d CG55184-04 119 120Cerebellin-like glycoprotein 1 precursor - Homo sapiens NOV9e CG55184-05121 122 Cerebellin-like glycoprotein 1 precursor - Homo sapiens NOV10aCG55274-05 123 124 Human endozepine-like ENDO5 NOV10b CG55274-01 125 126Human endozepine-like ENDO5 NOV10c CG55274-02 127 128 Humanendozepine-like ENDO5 NOV10d CG55274-03 129 130 Human endozepine-likeENDO5 NOV10e CG55274-04 131 132 Human endozepine-like ENDO5 NOV11aCG55379-04 133 134 HDDM36 - Homo sapiens NOV11b CG55379-01 135 136HDDM36 - Homo sapiens NOV11c 258065951 137 138 HDDM36 - Homo sapiensNOV11d 209886264 139 140 HDDM36 - Homo sapiens NOV11e 209886345 141 142HDDM36 - Homo sapiens NOV11f 209886357 143 144 HDDM36 - Homo sapiensNOV11g CG55379-02 145 146 HDDM36 - Homo sapiens NOV11h CG55379-03 147148 HDDM36 - Homo sapiens NOV12a CG55688-01 149 150 CYR61 proteinprecursor (Cysteine-rich, angiogenic inducer, 61) (Insulin-like growthfactor-binding protein 10) (GIG1 protein) - Homo sapiens NOV12b254087906 151 152 CYR61 protein precursor (Cysteine-rich, angiogenicinducer, 61) (Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 10) (GIG1protein) - Homo sapiens NOV12c 259278648 153 154 CYR61 protein precursor(Cysteine-rich, angiogenic inducer, 61) (Insulin-like growthfactor-binding protein 10) (GIG1 protein) - Homo sapiens NOV12d259280032 155 156 CYR61 protein precursor (Cysteine-rich, angiogenicinducer, 61) (Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 10) (GIG1protein) - Homo sapiens NOV12e 254756530 157 158 CYR61 protein precursor(Cysteine-rich, angiogenic inducer, 61) (Insulin-like growthfactor-binding protein 10) (GIG1 protein) - Homo sapiens NOV12f229509618 159 160 CYR61 protein precursor (Cysteine-rich, angiogenicinducer, 61) (Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 10) (GIG1protein) - Homo sapiens NOV12g 229509658 161 162 CYR61 protein precursor(Cysteine-rich, angiogenic inducer, 61) (Insulin-like growthfactor-binding protein 10) (GIG1 protein) - Homo sapiens NOV12hCG55688-02 163 164 CYR61 protein precursor (Cysteine-rich, angiogenicinducer, 61) (Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 10) (GIG1protein) - Homo sapiens NOV12i CG55688-03 165 166 CYR61 proteinprecursor (Cysteine-rich, angiogenic inducer, 61) (Insulin-like growthfactor-binding protein 10) (GIG1 protein) - Homo sapiens NOV12jCG55688-04 167 168 CYR61 protein precursor (Cysteine-rich, angiogenicinducer, 61) (Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 10) (GIG1protein) - Homo sapiens NOV12k CG55688-05 169 170 CYR61 proteinprecursor (Cysteine-rich, angiogenic inducer, 61) (Insulin-like growthfactor-binding protein 10) (GIG1 protein) - Homo sapiens NOV12lCG55688-06 171 172 CYR61 protein precursor (Cysteine-rich, angiogenicinducer, 61) (Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 10) (GIG1protein) - Homo sapiens NOV12m SNP13376428 173 174 CYR61 proteinprecursor (Cysteine-rich, angiogenic inducer, 61) (Insulin-like growthfactor-binding protein 10) (GIG1 protein) - Homo sapiens NOV13aCG56768-01 175 176 Wnt-5a protein precursor - Homo sapiens NOV13bCG56768-02 177 178 Wnt-5a protein precursor - Homo sapiens NOV13cCG56768-03 179 180 Wnt-5a protein precursor - Homo sapiens NOV14aCG57054-03 181 182 Wnt-10b protein precursor (Wnt-12) - Homo sapiensNOV14b CG57054-01 183 184 Wnt-10b protein precursor (Wnt-12) - Homosapiens NOV14c CG57054-02 185 186 Wnt-10b protein precursor (Wnt-12) -Homo sapiens NOV15a CG57431-03 187 188 Endothelin-2 precursor (ET-2) -Homo sapiens NOV15b CG57431-02 189 190 Endothelin-2 precursor (ET-2) -Homo sapiens NOV15c CG57431-01 191 192 Endothelin-2 precursor (ET-2) -Homo sapiens NOV15d CG57431-04 193 194 Endothelin-2 precursor (ET-2) -Homo sapiens NOV16a CG59253-01 195 196 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homosapiens NOV16b 194877881 197 198 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiensNOV16c CG59253-02 199 200 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiens NOV16d191815765 201 202 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiens NOV16eCG59253-03 203 204 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiens NOV16fCG59253-04 205 206 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiens NOV16gCG59253-05 207 208 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiens NOV16hCG59253-06 209 210 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiens NOV16iCG59253-07 211 212 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiens NOV16jCG59253-08 213 214 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiens NOV16kCG59253-09 215 216 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiens NOV16lCG59253-10 217 218 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiens NOV16mSNP13381547 219 220 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiens NOV16nSNP13378936 221 222 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiens NOV16oSNP13378935 223 224 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiens NOV16pSNP13381569 225 226 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiens NOV16qSNP13382528 227 228 Semaphorin 6D isoform 2 - Homo sapiens NOV17aCG95430-02 229 230 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17bCG95430-04 231 232 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17cCG95430-01 233 234 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17d319194717 235 236 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17eCG95430-03 237 238 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17fCG95430-05 239 240 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17gCG95430-06 241 242 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17hCG95430-07 243 244 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17iCG95430-08 245 246 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17jCG95430-09 247 248 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17kCG95430-10 249 250 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17lCG95430-11 251 252 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17mCG95430-12 253 254 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17nCG95430-13 255 256 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17oSNP13379412 257 258 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17pSNP13381828 259 260 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17qSNP13379125 261 262 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17rSNP13381827 263 264 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17sSNP13381822 265 266 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV17tSNP13381826 267 268 Energen-related secreted protein - C2P NOV18aCG97111-01 269 270 Human IL-1 receptor antagonist protein NOV18bCG97111-02 271 272 Human IL-1 receptor antagonist protein NOV18cCG97111-03 273 274 Human IL-1 receptor antagonist protein NOV18dSNP13382516 275 276 Human IL-1 receptor antagonist protein NOV18eSNP13382517 277 278 Human IL-1 receptor antagonist protein NOV18fSNP13382518 279 280 Human IL-1 receptor antagonist protein NOV19a10132038.0.67 281 282 Domain of CG50513-05

Table A indicates the homology of NOVX polypeptides to known proteinfamilies. Thus, the nucleic acids and polypeptides, antibodies andrelated compounds according to the invention corresponding to a NOVX asidentified in column 1 of Table A will be useful in therapeutic anddiagnostic applications implicated in, for example, pathologies anddisorders associated with the known protein families identified incolumn 5 of Table A.

Pathologies, diseases, disorders, conditions and the like that areassociated with NOVX sequences include, but are not limited to, e.g.,cardiomyopathy, atherosclerosis, hypertension, congenital heart defects,aortic stenosis, atrial septal defect (ASD), atrioventricular (A-V)canal defect, ductus arteriosus, pulmonary stenosis, subaortic stenosis,ventricular septal defect (VSD), valve diseases, tuberous sclerosis,scleroderma, obesity, metabolic disturbances associated with obesity,transplantation, adrenoleukodystrophy, congenital adrenal hyperplasia,prostate cancer, diabetes, metabolic disorders, neoplasm;adenocarcinoma, lymphoma, uterus cancer, fertility, hemophilia,hypercoagulation, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura,immunodeficiencies, graft versus host disease, AIDS, bronchial asthma,Crohn's disease; multiple sclerosis, treatment of Albright HereditaryOstoeodystrophy, infectious disease, anorexia, cancer-associatedcachexia, cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's Disease,Parkinson's Disorder, immune disorders, hematopoietic disorders, and thevarious dyslipidemias, the metabolic syndrome X and wasting disordersassociated with chronic diseases and various cancers, as well asconditions such as transplantation and fertility.

NOVX nucleic acids and their encoded polypeptides are useful in avariety of applications and contexts. The various NOVX nucleic acids andpolypeptides according to the invention are useful as novel members ofthe protein families according to the presence of domains and sequencerelatedness to previously described proteins. Additionally, NOVX nucleicacids and polypeptides can also be used to identify proteins that aremembers of the family to which the NOVX polypeptides belong.

Consistent with other known members of the family of proteins,identified in column 5 of Table A, the NOVX polypeptides of the presentinvention show homology to, and contain domains that are characteristicof, other members of such protein families. Details of the sequencerelatedness and domain analysis for each NOVX are presented in ExampleA.

The NOVX nucleic acids and polypeptides can also be used to screen formolecules, which inhibit or enhance NOVX activity or function.Specifically, the nucleic acids and polypeptides according to theinvention may be used as targets for the identification of smallmolecules that modulate or inhibit diseases associated with the proteinfamilies listed in Table A.

The NOVX nucleic acids and polypeptides are also useful for detectingspecific cell types. Details of the expression analysis for each NOVXare presented in Example C. Accordingly, the NOVX nucleic acids,polypeptides, antibodies and related compounds according to theinvention will have diagnostic and therapeutic applications in thedetection of a variety of diseases with differential expression innormal vs. diseased tissues, e.g., detection of a variety of cancers.

Additional utilities for NOVX nucleic acids and polypeptides accordingto the invention are disclosed herein.

NOVX Clones

NOVX nucleic acids and their encoded polypeptides are useful in avariety of applications and contexts. The various NOVX nucleic acids andpolypeptides according to the invention are useful as novel members ofthe protein families according to the presence of domains and sequencerelatedness to previously described proteins. Additionally, NOVX nucleicacids and polypeptides can also be used to identify proteins that aremembers of the family to which the NOVX polypeptides belong.

The NOVX genes and their corresponding encoded proteins are useful forpreventing, treating or ameliorating medical conditions, e.g., byprotein or gene therapy. Pathological conditions can be diagnosed bydetermining the amount of the new protein in a sample or by determiningthe presence of mutations in the new genes. Specific uses are describedfor each of the NOVX genes, based on the tissues in which they are mosthighly expressed. Uses include developing products for the diagnosis ortreatment of a variety of diseases and disorders.

The NOVX nucleic acids and proteins of the invention are useful inpotential diagnostic and therapeutic applications and as a researchtool. These include serving as a specific or selective nucleic acid orprotein diagnostic and/or prognostic marker, wherein the presence oramount of the nucleic acid or the protein are to be assessed, as well aspotential therapeutic applications such as the following: (i) a proteintherapeutic, (ii) a small molecule drug target, (iii) an antibody target(therapeutic, diagnostic, drug targeting/cytotoxic antibody), (iv) anucleic acid useful in gene therapy (gene delivery/gene ablation), and(v) a composition promoting tissue regeneration in vitro and in vivo(vi) a biological defense weapon.

In one specific embodiment, the invention includes an isolatedpolypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the groupconsisting of: (a) a mature form of the amino acid sequence selectedfrom the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141, (b) a variant of a mature form of the amino acidsequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein nis an integer between 1 and 141, wherein any amino acid in the matureform is changed to a different amino acid, provided that no more than15% of the amino acid residues in the sequence of the mature form are sochanged; (c) an amino acid sequence selected from the group consistingof SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, (d) avariant of the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, wherein anyamino acid specified in the chosen sequence is changed to a differentamino acid, provided that no more than 15% of the amino acid residues inthe sequence are so changed; and (e) a fragment of any of (a) through(d).

In another specific embodiment, the invention includes an isolatednucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding apolypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the groupconsisting of: (a) a mature form of the amino acid sequence given SEQ IDNO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141; (b) a variant of amature form of the amino acid sequence selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141,wherein any amino acid in the mature form of the chosen sequence ischanged to a different amino acid, provided that no more than 15% of theamino acid residues in the sequence of the mature form are so changed;(c) the amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ IDNO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141; (d) a variant of theamino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n,wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, in which any amino acidspecified in the chosen sequence is changed to a different amino acid,provided that no more than 15% of the amino acid residues in thesequence are so changed; (e) a nucleic acid fragment encoding at least aportion of a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence selectedfrom the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141, or any variant of said polypeptide wherein any aminoacid of the chosen sequence is changed to a different amino acid,provided that no more than 10% of the amino acid residues in thesequence are so changed; and (f) the complement of any of said nucleicacid molecules.

In yet another specific embodiment, the invention includes an isolatednucleic acid molecule, wherein said nucleic acid molecule comprises anucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) thenucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ IDNO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141; (b) a nucleotidesequence wherein one or more nucleotides in the nucleotide sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, is changed from that selected from the groupconsisting of the chosen sequence to a different nucleotide providedthat no more than 15% of the nucleotides are so changed; (c) a nucleicacid fragment of the sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141; and (d) a nucleicacid fragment wherein one or more nucleotides in the nucleotide sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, is changed from that selected from the groupconsisting of the chosen sequence to a different nucleotide providedthat no more than 15% of the nucleotides are so changed.

NOVX Nucleic Acids and Polypeptides

One aspect of the invention pertains to isolated nucleic acid moleculesthat encode NOVX polypeptides or biologically active portions thereof.Also included in the invention are nucleic acid fragments sufficient foruse as hybridization probes to identify NOVX-encoding nucleic acids(e.g., NOVX mRNAs) and fragments for use as PCR primers for theamplification and/or mutation of NOVX nucleic acid molecules. As usedherein, the term “nucleic acid molecule” is intended to include DNAmolecules (e.g., cDNA or genomic DNA), RNA molecules (e.g., mRNA),analogs of the DNA or RNA generated using nucleotide analogs, andderivatives, fragments and homologs thereof. The nucleic acid moleculemay be single-stranded or double-stranded, but preferably is compriseddouble-stranded DNA.

A NOVX nucleic acid can encode a mature NOVX polypeptide. As usedherein, a “mature” form of a polypeptide or protein disclosed in thepresent invention is the product of a naturally occurring polypeptide,precursor form, or proprotein. The naturally occurring polypeptide,precursor or proprotein includes, by way of nonlimiting example, thefull-length gene product encoded by the corresponding gene.Alternatively, it may be defined as the polypeptide, precursor orproprotein encoded by an ORF described herein. The product “mature” formarises, by way of nonlimiting example, as a result of one or morenaturally occurring processing steps that may take place within the cell(e.g., host cell) in which the gene product arises. Examples of suchprocessing steps leading to a “mature” form of a polypeptide or proteininclude the cleavage of the N-terminal methionine residue encoded by theinitiation codon of an ORF or the proteolytic cleavage of a signalpeptide or leader sequence. Thus a mature form arising from a precursorpolypeptide or protein that has residues 1 to N, where residue 1 is theN-terminal methionine, would have residues 2 through N remaining afterremoval of the N-terminal methionine. Alternatively, a mature formarising from a precursor polypeptide or protein having residues 1 to N,in which an N-terminal signal sequence from residue 1 to residue M iscleaved, would have the residues from residue M+1 to residue Nremaining. Further as used herein, a “mature” form of a polypeptide orprotein may arise from a post-translational modification step other thana proteolytic cleavage event. Such additional processes include, by wayof non-limiting example, glycosylation, myristylation orphosphorylation. In general, a mature polypeptide or protein may resultfrom the operation of only one of these processes, or a combination ofany of them.

The term “probe”, as utilized herein, refers to nucleic acid sequencesof variable length, preferably between at least about 10 nucleotides(nt), about 100 nt, or as many as approximately, e.g., 6,000 nt,depending upon the specific use. Probes are used in the detection ofidentical, similar, or complementary nucleic acid sequences. Longerlength probes are generally obtained from a natural or recombinantsource, are highly specific, and much slower to hybridize thanshorter-length oligomer probes. Probes may be single- or double-strandedand designed to have specificity in PCR, membrane-based hybridizationtechnologies, or ELISA-like technologies.

The term “isolated” nucleic acid molecule, as used herein, is a nucleicacid that is separated from other nucleic acid molecules which arepresent in the natural source of the nucleic acid. Preferably, an“isolated” nucleic acid is free of sequences which naturally flank thenucleic acid (i.e., sequences located at the 5′- and 3′-termini of thenucleic acid) in the genomic DNA of the organism from which the nucleicacid is derived. For example, in various embodiments, the isolated NOVXnucleic acid molecules can contain less than about 5 kb, about 4 kb,about 3 kb, about 2 kb, about 1 kb, about 0.5 kb, or about 0.1 kb, ofnucleotide sequences which naturally flank the nucleic acid molecule ingenomic DNA of the cell/tissue from which the nucleic acid is derived(e.g., brain, heart, liver, spleen, etc.). Moreover, an “isolated”nucleic acid molecule, such as a cDNA molecule, can be substantiallyfree of other cellular material, or culture medium, or of chemicalprecursors or other chemicals.

A nucleic acid molecule of the invention, e.g., a nucleic acid moleculehaving the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NOS: 2n−1, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, or a complement of this nucleotide sequence,can be isolated using standard molecular biology techniques and thesequence information provided herein. Using all or a portion of thenucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NOS:2n−1, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141, as a hybridization probe, NOVX molecules can beisolated using standard hybridization and cloning techniques (e.g., asdescribed in Sambrook, et al., (eds.), MOLECULAR CLONING: A LABORATORYMANUAL 2^(nd) Ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold SpringHarbor, N.Y., 1989; and Ausubel, et al., (eds.), CURRENT PROTOCOLS INMOLECULAR BIOLOGY, John Wiley & Sons, New York, N.Y., 1993).

A nucleic acid of the invention can be amplified using cDNA, mRNA or,alternatively, genomic DNA as a template with appropriateoligonucleotide primers according to standard PCR amplificationtechniques. The nucleic acid so amplified can be cloned into anappropriate vector and characterized by DNA sequence analysis.Furthermore, oligonucleotides corresponding to NOVX nucleotide sequencescan be prepared by standard synthetic techniques, e.g., using anautomated DNA synthesizer.

As used herein, the term “oligonucleotide” refers to a series of linkednucleotide residues. A short oligonucleotide sequence may be based on,or designed from, a genomic or cDNA sequence and is used to amplify,confirm, or reveal the presence of an identical, similar orcomplementary DNA or RNA in a particular cell or tissue.Oligonucleotides comprise a nucleic acid sequence having about 10 nt, 50nt, or 100 nt in length, preferably about 15 nt to 30 nt in length. Inone embodiment of the invention, an oligonucleotide comprising a nucleicacid molecule less than 100 nt in length would further comprise at least6 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NOS:2n−1, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141, or a complement thereof. Oligonucleotides may bechemically synthesized and may also be used as probes.

In another embodiment, an isolated nucleic acid molecule of theinvention comprises a nucleic acid molecule that is a complement of thenucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NOS:2n−1, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141, or a portion of this nucleotide sequence (e.g., afragment that can be used as a probe or primer or a fragment encoding abiologically-active portion of a NOVX polypeptide). A nucleic acidmolecule that is complementary to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ IDNOS:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, is one that issufficiently complementary to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ IDNOS:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, that it canhydrogen bond with few or no mismatches to a nucleotide sequence of SEQID NOS:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, thereby forminga stable duplex.

As used herein, the term “complementary” refers to Watson-Crick orHoogsteen base pairing between nucleotides units of a nucleic acidmolecule, and the term “binding” means the physical or chemicalinteraction between two polypeptides or compounds or associatedpolypeptides or compounds or combinations thereof. Binding includesionic, non-ionic, van der Waals, hydrophobic interactions, and the like.A physical interaction can be either direct or indirect. Indirectinteractions may be through or due to the effects of another polypeptideor compound. Direct binding refers to interactions that do not takeplace through, or due to, the effect of another polypeptide or compound,but instead are without other substantial chemical intermediates.

A “fragment” provided herein is defined as a sequence of at least 6(contiguous) nucleic acids or at least 4 (contiguous) amino acids, alength sufficient to allow for specific hybridization in the case ofnucleic acids or for specific recognition of an epitope in the case ofamino acids, and is at most some portion less than a full lengthsequence. Fragments may be derived from any contiguous portion of anucleic acid or amino acid sequence of choice.

A full-length NOVX clone is identified as containing an ATG translationstart codon and an in-frame stop codon. Any disclosed NOVX nucleotidesequence lacking an ATG start codon therefore encodes a truncatedC-terminal fragment of the respective NOVX polypeptide, and requiresthat the corresponding full-length cDNA extend in the 5′ direction ofthe disclosed sequence. Any disclosed NOVX nucleotide sequence lackingan in-frame stop codon similarly encodes a truncated N-terminal fragmentof the respective NOVX polypeptide, and requires that the correspondingfull-length cDNA extend in the 3′ direction of the disclosed sequence.

A “derivative” is a nucleic acid sequence or amino acid sequence formedfrom the native compounds either directly, by modification or partialsubstitution. An “analog” is a nucleic acid sequence or amino acidsequence that has a structure similar to, but not identical to, thenative compound, e.g. they differs from it in respect to certaincomponents or side chains. Analogs may be synthetic or derived from adifferent evolutionary origin and may have a similar or oppositemetabolic activity compared to wild type. A “homolog” is a nucleic acidsequence or amino acid sequence of a particular gene that is derivedfrom different species.

Derivatives and analogs may be full length or other than full length.Derivatives or analogs of the nucleic acids or proteins of the inventioninclude, but are not limited to, molecules comprising regions that aresubstantially homologous to the nucleic acids or proteins of theinvention, in various embodiments, by at least about 70%, 80%, or 95%identity (with a preferred identity of 80-95%) over a nucleic acid oramino acid sequence of identical size or when compared to an alignedsequence in which the alignment is done by a computer homology programknown in the art, or whose encoding nucleic acid is capable ofhybridizing to the complement of a sequence encoding the proteins understringent, moderately stringent, or low stringent conditions. See e.g.Ausubel, et al., CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, John Wiley &Sons, New York, N.Y., 1993, and below.

A “homologous nucleic acid sequence” or “homologous amino acidsequence,” or variations thereof, refer to sequences characterized by ahomology at the nucleotide level or amino acid level as discussed above.Homologous nucleotide sequences include those sequences coding forisoforms of NOVX polypeptides. Isoforms can be expressed in differenttissues of the same organism as a result of, for example, alternativesplicing of RNA. Alternatively, isoforms can be encoded by differentgenes. In the invention, homologous nucleotide sequences includenucleotide sequences encoding for a NOVX polypeptide of species otherthan humans, including, but not limited to: vertebrates, and thus caninclude, e.g., frog, mouse, rat, rabbit, dog, cat cow, horse, and otherorganisms. Homologous nucleotide sequences also include, but are notlimited to, naturally occurring allelic variations and mutations of thenucleotide sequences set forth herein. A homologous nucleotide sequencedoes not, however, include the exact nucleotide sequence encoding humanNOVX protein. Homologous nucleic acid sequences include those nucleicacid sequences that encode conservative amino acid substitutions (seebelow) in SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, aswell as a polypeptide possessing NOVX biological activity. Variousbiological activities of the NOVX proteins are described below.

A NOVX polypeptide is encoded by the open reading frame (“ORF”) of aNOVX nucleic acid. An ORF corresponds to a nucleotide sequence thatcould potentially be translated into a polypeptide. A stretch of nucleicacids comprising an ORF is uninterrupted by a stop codon. An ORF thatrepresents the coding sequence for a full protein begins with an ATG“start” codon and terminates with one of the three “stop” codons,namely, TAA, TAG, or TGA. For the purposes of this invention, an ORF maybe any part of a coding sequence, with or without a start codon, a stopcodon, or both. For an ORF to be considered as a good candidate forcoding for a bonafide cellular protein, a minimum size requirement isoften set, e.g., a stretch of DNA that would encode a protein of 50amino acids or more.

The nucleotide sequences determined from the cloning of the human NOVXgenes allows for the generation of probes and primers designed for usein identifying and/or cloning NOVX homologues in other cell types, e.g.from other tissues, as well as NOVX homologues from other vertebrates.The probe/primer typically comprises substantially purifiedoligonucleotide. The oligonucleotide typically comprises a region ofnucleotide sequence that hybridizes under stringent conditions to atleast about 12, 25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350 or 400 consecutivesense strand nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141; or an anti-sense strand nucleotide sequenceof SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141; or of anaturally occurring mutant of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141.

Probes based on the human NOVX nucleotide sequences can be used todetect transcripts or genomic sequences encoding the same or homologousproteins. In various embodiments, the probe has a detectable labelattached, e.g. the label can be a radioisotope, a fluorescent compound,an enzyme, or an enzyme co-factor. Such probes can be used as a part ofa diagnostic test kit for identifying cells or tissues which mis-expressa NOVX protein, such as by measuring a level of a NOVX-encoding nucleicacid in a sample of cells from a subject e.g., detecting NOVX mRNAlevels or determining whether a genomic NOVX gene has been mutated ordeleted.

“A polypeptide having a biologically-active portion of a NOVXpolypeptide” refers to polypeptides exhibiting activity similar, but notnecessarily identical to, an activity of a polypeptide of the invention,including mature forms, as measured in a particular biological assay,with or without dose dependency. A nucleic acid fragment encoding a“biologically-active portion of NOVX” can be prepared by isolating aportion of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141,that encodes a polypeptide having a NOVX biological activity (thebiological activities of the NOVX proteins are described below),expressing the encoded portion of NOVX protein (e.g., by recombinantexpression in vitro) and assessing the activity of the encoded portionof NOVX.

NOVX Nucleic Acid and Polypeptide Variants

The invention further encompasses nucleic acid molecules that differfrom the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141, due to degeneracy of the genetic code and thus encodethe same NOVX proteins as that encoded by the nucleotide sequences ofSEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141. In anotherembodiment, an isolated nucleic acid molecule of the invention has anucleotide sequence encoding a protein having an amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141.

In addition to the human NOVX nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NO:2n−1,wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, it will be appreciated bythose skilled in the art that DNA sequence polymorphisms that lead tochanges in the amino acid sequences of the NOVX polypeptides may existwithin a population (e.g., the human population). Such geneticpolymorphism in the NOVX genes may exist among individuals within apopulation due to natural allelic variation. As used herein, the terms“gene” and “recombinant gene” refer to nucleic acid molecules comprisingan open reading frame (ORF) encoding a NOVX protein, preferably avertebrate NOVX protein. Such natural allelic variations can typicallyresult in 1-5% variance in the nucleotide sequence of the NOVX genes.Any and all such nucleotide variations and resulting amino acidpolymorphisms in the NOVX polypeptides, which are the result of naturalallelic variation and that do not alter the functional activity of theNOVX polypeptides, are intended to be within the scope of the invention.

Moreover, nucleic acid molecules encoding NOVX proteins from otherspecies, and thus that have a nucleotide sequence that differs from ahuman SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, areintended to be within the scope of the invention. Nucleic acid moleculescorresponding to natural allelic variants and homologues of the NOVXcDNAs of the invention can be isolated based on their homology to thehuman NOVX nucleic acids disclosed herein using the human cDNAs, or aportion thereof, as a hybridization probe according to standardhybridization techniques under stringent hybridization conditions.

Accordingly, in another embodiment, an isolated nucleic acid molecule ofthe invention is at least 6 nucleotides in length and hybridizes understringent conditions to the nucleic acid molecule comprising thenucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1and 141. In another embodiment, the nucleic acid is at least 10, 25, 50,100, 250, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, or 2000 or more nucleotides in length.In yet another embodiment, an isolated nucleic acid molecule of theinvention hybridizes to the coding region. As used herein, the term“hybridizes under stringent conditions” is intended to describeconditions for hybridization and washing under which nucleotidesequences at least about 65% homologous to each other typically remainhybridized to each other.

Homologs (i.e., nucleic acids encoding NOVX proteins derived fromspecies other than human) or other related sequences (e.g., paralogs)can be obtained by low, moderate or high stringency hybridization withall or a portion of the particular human sequence as a probe usingmethods well known in the art for nucleic acid hybridization andcloning.

As used herein, the phrase “stringent hybridization conditions” refersto conditions under which a probe, primer or oligonucleotide willhybridize to its target sequence, but to no other sequences. Stringentconditions are sequence-dependent and will be different in differentcircumstances. Longer sequences hybridize specifically at highertemperatures than shorter sequences. Generally, stringent conditions areselected to be about 5° C. lower than the thermal melting point (Tm) forthe specific sequence at a defined ionic strength and pH. The Tm is thetemperature (under defined ionic strength, pH and nucleic acidconcentration) at which 50% of the probes complementary to the targetsequence hybridize to the target sequence at equilibrium. Since thetarget sequences are generally present at excess, at Tm, 50% of theprobes are occupied at equilibrium. Typically, stringent conditions willbe those in which the salt concentration is less than about 1.0 M sodiumion, typically about 0.01 to 1.0 M sodium ion (or other salts) at pH 7.0to 8.3 and the temperature is at least about 30° C. for short probes,primers or oligonucleotides (e.g., 10 nt to 50 nt) and at least about60° C. for longer probes, primers and oligonucleotides. Stringentconditions may also be achieved with the addition of destabilizingagents, such as formamide.

Stringent conditions are known to those skilled in the art and can befound in Ausubel, et al., (eds.), CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN MOLECULARBIOLOGY, John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. (1989), 6.3.1-6.3.6. Preferably, theconditions are such that sequences at least about 65%, 70%, 75%, 85%,90%, 95%, 98%, or 99% homologous to each other typically remainhybridized to each other. A non-limiting example of stringenthybridization conditions are hybridization in a high salt buffercomprising 6×SSC, 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 1 mM EDTA, 0.02% PVP, 0.02%Ficoll, 0.02% BSA, and 500 mg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA at 65° C.,followed by one or more washes in 0.2×SSC, 0.01% BSA at 50° C. Anisolated nucleic acid molecule of the invention that hybridizes understringent conditions to a sequence of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, corresponds to a naturally-occurring nucleicacid molecule. As used herein, a “naturally-occurring” nucleic acidmolecule refers to an RNA or DNA molecule having a nucleotide sequencethat occurs in nature (e.g., encodes a natural protein).

In a second embodiment, a nucleic acid sequence that is hybridizable tothe nucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ IDNO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, or fragments,analogs or derivatives thereof, under conditions of moderate stringencyis provided. A non-limiting example of moderate stringency hybridizationconditions are hybridization in 6× SSC, 5×Reinhardt's solution, 0.5% SDSand 100 mg/ml denatured salmon sperm DNA at 55° C., followed by one ormore washes in 1×SSC, 0.1% SDS at 37° C. Other conditions of moderatestringency that may be used are well-known within the art. See, e.g.,Ausubel, et al. (eds.), 1993, CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY,John Wiley & Sons, NY, and Krieger, 1990; GENE TRANSFER AND EXPRESSION,A LABORATORY MANUAL, Stockton Press, NY.

In a third embodiment, a nucleic acid that is hybridizable to thenucleic acid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequences of SEQ IDNO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, or fragments,analogs or derivatives thereof, under conditions of low stringency, isprovided. A non-limiting example of low stringency hybridizationconditions are hybridization in 35% formamide, 5×SSC, 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH7.5), 5 mM EDTA, 0.02% PVP, 0.02% Ficoll, 0.2% BSA, 100 mg/ml denaturedsalmon sperm DNA, 10% (wt/vol) dextran sulfate at 40° C., followed byone or more washes in 2×SSC, 25 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4), 5 mM EDTA, and0.1% SDS at 50° C. Other conditions of low stringency that may be usedare well known in the art (e.g., as employed for cross-specieshybridizations). See, e.g., Ausubel, et al. (eds.), 1993, CURRENTPROTOCOLS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, John Wiley & Sons, NY, and Kriegler,1990, GENE TRANSFER AND EXPRESSION, A LABORATORY MANUAL, Stockton Press,NY; Shilo and Weinberg, 1981. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 78: 6789-6792.

Conservative Mutations

In addition to naturally-occurring allelic variants of NOVX sequencesthat may exist in the population, the skilled artisan will furtherappreciate that changes can be introduced by mutation into thenucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between1 and 141, thereby leading to changes in the amino acid sequences of theencoded NOVX protein, without altering the functional ability of thatNOVX protein. For example, nucleotide substitutions leading to aminoacid substitutions at “non-essential” amino acid residues can be made inthe sequence of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141.A “non-essential” amino acid residue is a residue that can be alteredfrom the wild-type sequences of the NOVX proteins without altering theirbiological activity, whereas an “essential” amino acid residue isrequired for such biological activity. For example, amino acid residuesthat are conserved among the NOVX proteins of the invention arepredicted to be particularly non-amenable to alteration. Amino acids forwhich conservative substitutions can be made are well-known within theart.

Another aspect of the invention pertains to nucleic acid moleculesencoding NOVX proteins that contain changes in amino acid residues thatare not essential for activity. Such NOVX proteins differ in amino acidsequence from SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141,yet retain biological activity. In one embodiment, the isolated nucleicacid molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a protein,wherein the protein comprises an amino acid sequence at least about 40%homologous to the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141. Preferably, the protein encoded by thenucleic acid molecule is at least about 60% homologous to SEQ ID NO:2n,wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141; more preferably at leastabout 70% homologous to SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1and 141; still more preferably at least about 80% homologous to SEQ IDNO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141; even more preferablyat least about 90% homologous to SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141; and most preferably at least about 95% homologous toSEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141.

An isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a NOVX protein homologous tothe protein of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141,can be created by introducing one or more nucleotide substitutions,additions or deletions into the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:2n−1,wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, such that one or more aminoacid substitutions, additions or deletions are introduced into theencoded protein.

Mutations can be introduced any one of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, by standard techniques, such as site-directedmutagenesis and PCR-mediated mutagenesis. Preferably, conservative aminoacid substitutions are made at one or more predicted, non-essentialamino acid residues. A “conservative amino acid substitution” is one inwhich the amino acid residue is replaced with an amino acid residuehaving a similar side chain. Families of amino acid residues havingsimilar side chains have been defined within the art. These familiesinclude amino acids with basic side chains (e.g., lysine, arginine,histidine), acidic side chains (e.g., aspartic acid, glutamic acid),uncharged polar side chains (e.g., glycine, asparagine, glutamine,serine, threonine, tyrosine, cysteine), nonpolar side chains (e.g.,alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, proline, phenylalanine,methionine, tryptophan), beta-branched side chains (e.g., threonine,valine, isoleucine) and aromatic side chains (e.g., tyrosine,phenylalanine, tryptophan, histidine). Thus, a predicted non-essentialamino acid residue in the NOVX protein is replaced with another aminoacid residue from the same side chain family. Alternatively, in anotherembodiment, mutations can be introduced randomly along all or part of aNOVX coding sequence, such as by saturation mutagenesis, and theresultant mutants can be screened for NOVX biological activity toidentify mutants that retain activity. Following mutagenesis of anucleic acid of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and141, the encoded protein can be expressed by any recombinant technologyknown in the art and the activity of the protein can be determined.

The relatedness of amino acid families may also be determined based onside chain interactions. Substituted amino acids may be fully conserved“strong” residues or fully conserved “weak” residues. The “strong” groupof conserved amino acid residues may be any one of the following groups:STA, NEQK, NHQK, NDEQ, QHRK, MILV, MILF, HY, FYW, wherein the singleletter amino acid codes are grouped by those amino acids that may besubstituted for each other. Likewise, the “weak” group of conservedresidues may be any one of the following: CSA, ATV, SAG, STNK, STPA,SGND, SNDEQK, NDEQHK, NEQHRK, HFY, wherein the letters within each grouprepresent the single letter amino acid code.

In one embodiment, a mutant NOVX protein can be assayed for (i) theability to form protein:protein interactions with other NOVX proteins,other cell-surface proteins, or biologically-active portions thereof,(ii) complex formation between a mutant NOVX protein and a NOVX ligand;or (iii) the ability of a mutant NOVX protein to bind to anintracellular target protein or biologically-active portion thereof;(e.g. avidin proteins).

In yet another embodiment, a mutant NOVX protein can be assayed for theability to regulate a specific biological function (e.g., regulation ofinsulin release).

Interfering RNA

In one aspect of the invention, NOVX gene expression can be attenuatedby RNA interference. One approach well-known in the art is shortinterfering RNA (siRNA) mediated gene silencing where expressionproducts of a NOVX gene are targeted by specific double stranded NOVXderived siRNA nucleotide sequences that are complementary to at least a19-25 nt long segment of the NOVX gene transcript, including the 5′untranslated (UT) region, the ORF, or the 3′ UT region. See, e.g., PCTapplications WO00/44895, WO99/32619, WO01/75164, WO01/92513, WO01/29058,WO01/89304, WO02/16620, and WO02/29858, each incorporated by referenceherein in their entirety. Targeted genes can be a NOVX gene, or anupstream or downstream modulator of the NOVX gene. Nonlimiting examplesof upstream or downstream modulators of a NOVX gene include, e.g., atranscription factor that binds the NOVX gene promoter, a kinase orphosphatase that interacts with a NOVX polypeptide, and polypeptidesinvolved in a NOVX regulatory pathway.

According to the methods of the present invention, NOVX gene expressionis silenced using short interfering RNA. A NOVX polynucleotide accordingto the invention includes a siRNA polynucleotide. Such a NOVX siRNA canbe obtained using a NOVX polynucleotide sequence, for example, byprocessing the NOVX ribopolynucleotide sequence in a cell-free system,such as but not limited to a Drosophila extract, or by transcription ofrecombinant double stranded NOVX RNA or by chemical synthesis ofnucleotide sequences homologous to a NOVX sequence. See, e.g., Tuscbl,Zamore, Lehmann, Bartel and Sharp (1999), Genes & Dev. 13: 3191-3197,incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. When synthesized, atypical 0.2 micromolar-scale RNA synthesis provides about 1 milligram ofsiRNA, which is sufficient for 1000 transfection experiments using a24-well tissue culture plate format.

The most efficient silencing is generally observed with siRNA duplexescomposed of a 21-nt sense strand and a 21-nt antisense strand, paired ina manner to have a 2-nt 3′ overhang. The sequence of the 2-nt 3′overhang makes an additional small contribution to the specificity ofsiRNA target recognition. The contribution to specificity is localizedto the unpaired nucleotide adjacent to the first paired bases. In oneembodiment, the nucleotides in the 3′ overhang are ribonucleotides. Inan alternative embodiment, the nucleotides in the 3′ overhang aredeoxyribonucleotides. Using 2′-deoxyribonucleotides in the 3′ overhangsis as efficient as using ribonucleotides, but deoxyribonucleotides areoften cheaper to synthesize and are most likely more nuclease resistant.

A contemplated recombinant expression vector of the invention comprisesa NOVX DNA molecule cloned into an expression vector comprisingoperatively-linked regulatory sequences flanking the NOVX sequence in amanner that allows for expression (by transcription of the DNA molecule)of both strands. An RNA molecule that is antisense to NOVX mRNA istranscribed by a first promoter (e.g., a promoter sequence 3′ of thecloned DNA) and an RNA molecule that is the sense strand for the NOVXmRNA is transcribed by a second promoter (e.g., a promoter sequence 5′of the cloned DNA). The sense and antisense strands may hybridize invivo to generate siRNA constructs for silencing of the NOVX gene.Alternatively, two constructs can be utilized to create the sense andanti-sense strands of a siRNA construct. Finally, cloned DNA can encodea construct having secondary structure, wherein a single transcript hasboth the sense and complementary antisense sequences from the targetgene or genes. In an example of this embodiment, a hairpin RNAi productis homologous to all or a portion of the target gene. In anotherexample, a hairpin RNAi product is a siRNA. The regulatory sequencesflanking the NOVX sequence may be identical or may be different, suchthat their. expression may be modulated independently, or in a temporalor spatial manner.

In a specific embodiment, siRNAs are transcribed intracellularly bycloning the NOVX gene templates into a vector containing, e.g., a RNApol III transcription unit from the smaller nuclear RNA (snRNA) U6 orthe human RNase P RNA H1. One example of a vector system is theGeneSuppressor™ RNA Interference kit (commercially available fromImgenex). The U6 and H1 promoters are members of the type III class ofPol III promoters. The +1 nucleotide of the U6-like promoters is alwaysguanosine, whereas the +1 for H1 promoters is adenosine. The terminationsignal for these promoters is defined by five consecutive thymidines.The transcript is typically cleaved after the second uridine. Cleavageat this position generates a 3′ UU overhang in the expressed siRNA,which is similar to the 3′ overhangs of synthetic siRNAs. Any sequenceless than 400 nucleotides in length can be transcribed by thesepromoter, therefore they are ideally suited for the expression of around21-nucleotide siRNAs in, e.g., an approximately 50-nucleotide RNAstem-loop transcript.

A siRNA vector appears to have an advantage over synthetic siRNAs wherelong term knock-down of expression is desired. Cells transfected with asiRNA expression vector would experience steady, long-term mRNAinhibition. In contrast, cells transfected with exogenous syntheticsiRNAs typically recover from mRNA suppression within seven days or tenrounds of cell division. The long-term gene silencing ability of siRNAexpression vectors may provide for applications in gene therapy.

In general, siRNAs are chopped from longer dsRNA by an ATP-dependentribonuclease called DICER. DICER is a member of the RNase III family ofdouble-stranded RNA-specific endonucleases. The siRNAs assemble withcellular proteins into an endonuclease complex. In vitro studies inDrosophila suggest that the siRNAs/protein complex (siRNP) is thentransferred to a second enzyme complex, called an RNA-induced silencingcomplex (RISC), which contains an endoribonuclease that is distinct fromDICER. RISC uses the sequence encoded by the antisense siRNA strand tofind and destroy mRNAs of complementary sequence. The siRNA thus acts asa guide, restricting the ribonuclease to cleave only mRNAs complementaryto one of the two siRNA strands.

A NOVX mRNA region to be targeted by siRNA is generally selected from adesired NOVX sequence beginning 50 to 100 nt downstream of the startcodon. Alternatively, 5′ or 3′ UTRs and regions nearby the start codoncan be used but are generally avoided, as these may be richer inregulatory protein binding sites. UTR-binding proteins and/ortranslation initiation complexes may interfere with binding of the siRNPor RISC endonuclease complex. An initial BLAST homology search for theselected siRNA sequence is done against an available nucleotide sequencelibrary to ensure that only one gene is targeted. Specificity of targetrecognition by siRNA duplexes indicate that a single point mutationlocated in the paired region of an siRNA duplex is sufficient to abolishtarget mRNA degradation. See, Elbashir et al. 2001 EMBO J.20(23):6877-88. Hence, consideration should be taken to accommodateSNPs, polymorphisms, allelic variants or species-specific variationswhen targeting a desired gene.

In one embodiment, a complete NOVX siRNA experiment includes the propernegative control. A negative control siRNA generally has the samenucleotide composition as the NOVX siRNA but lack significant sequencehomology to the genome. Typically, one would scramble the nucleotidesequence of the NOVX siRNA and do a homology search to make sure itlacks homology to any other gene.

Two independent NOVX siRNA duplexes can be used to knock-down a targetNOVX gene. This helps to control for specificity of the silencingeffect. In addition, expression of two independent genes can besimultaneously knocked down by using equal concentrations of differentNOVX siRNA duplexes, e.g., a NOVX siRNA and an siRNA for a regulator ofa NOVX gene or polypeptide. Availability of siRNA-associating proteinsis believed to be more limiting than target mRNA accessibility.

A targeted NOVX region is typically a sequence of two adenines (AA) andtwo thymidines (TT) divided by a spacer region of nineteen (N 19)residues (e.g., AA(N19)TT). A desirable spacer region has a G/C-contentof approximately 30% to 70%, and more preferably of about 50%. If thesequence AA(N19)TT is not present in the target sequence, an alternativetarget region would be AA(N21). The sequence of the NOVX sense siRNAcorresponds to (N19)TT or N21, respectively. In the latter case,conversion of the 3′ end of the sense siRNA to TT can be performed ifsuch a sequence does not naturally occur in the NOVX polynucleotide. Therationale for this sequence conversion is to generate a symmetric duplexwith respect to the sequence composition of the sense and antisense 3′overhangs. Symmetric 3′ overhangs may help to ensure that the siRNPs areformed with approximately equal ratios of sense and antisense targetRNA-cleaving siRNPs. See, e.g., Elbashir, Lendeckel and Tuschl (2001).Genes & Dev. 15: 188-200, incorporated by reference herein in itsentirely. The modification of the overhang of the sense sequence of thesiRNA duplex is not expected to affect targeted mRNA recognition, as theantisense siRNA strand guides target recognition.

Alternatively, if the NOVX target mRNA does not contain a suitableAA(N21) sequence, one may search for the sequence NA(N21). Further, thesequence of the sense strand and antisense strand may still besynthesized as 5′ (N19)TT, as it is believed that the sequence of the3′-most nucleotide of the antisense siRNA does not contribute tospecificity. Unlike antisense or ribozyme technology, the secondarystructure of the target mRNA does not appear to have a strong effect onsilencing. See, Harborth, et al. (2001) J. Cell Science 114: 4557-4565,incorporated by reference in its entirety.

Transfection of NOVX siRNA duplexes can be achieved using standardnucleic acid transfection methods, for example, OLIGOFECTAMINE Reagent(commercially available from Invitrogen). An assay for NOVX genesilencing is generally performed approximately 2 days aftertransfection. No NOVX gene silencing has been observed in the absence oftransfection reagent, allowing for a comparative analysis of thewild-type and silenced NOVX phenotypes. In a specific embodiment, forone well of a 24-well plate, approximately 0.84 μg of the siRNA duplexis generally sufficient. Cells are typically seeded the previous day,and are transfected at about 50% confluence. The choice of cell culturemedia and conditions are routine to those of skill in the art, and willvary with the choice of cell type. The efficiency of transfection maydepend on the cell type, but also on the passage number and theconfluency of the cells. The time and the manner of formation ofsiRNA-liposome complexes (e.g. inversion versus vortexing) are alsocritical. Low transfection efficiencies are the most frequent cause ofunsuccessful NOVX silencing. The efficiency of transfection needs to becarefully examined for each new cell line to be used. Preferred cell arederived from a mammal, more preferably from a rodent such as a rat ormouse, and most preferably from a human. Where used for therapeutictreatment, the cells are preferentially autologous, althoughnon-autologous cell sources are also contemplated as within the scope ofthe present invention.

For a control experiment, transfection of 0.84 μg single-stranded senseNOVX siRNA will have no effect on NOVX silencing, and 0.84 μg antisensesiRNA has a weak silencing effect when compared to 0.84 μg of duplexsiRNAs. Control experiments again allow for a comparative analysis ofthe wild-type and silenced NOVX phenotypes. To control for transfectionefficiency, targeting of common proteins is typically performed, forexample targeting of lamin A/C or transfection of a CMV-drivenEGFP-expression plasmid (e.g. commercially available from Clontech). Inthe above example, a determination of the fraction of lamin A/Cknockdown in cells is determined the next day by such techniques asimmunofluorescence, Western blot, Northern blot or other similar assaysfor protein expression or gene expression. Lamin A/C monoclonalantibodies may be obtained from Santa Cruz Biotechnology.

Depending on the abundance and the half life (or turnover) of thetargeted NOVX polynucleotide in a cell, a knock-down phenotype maybecome apparent after 1 to 3 days, or even later. In cases where no NOVXknock-down phenotype is observed, depletion of the NOVX polynucleotidemay be observed by immunofluorescence or Western blotting. If the NOVXpolynucleotide is still abundant after 3 days, cells need to be splitand transferred to a fresh 24-well plate for re-transfection. If noknock-down of the targeted protein is observed, it may be desirable toanalyze whether the target mRNA (NOVX or a NOVX upstream or downstreamgene) was effectively destroyed by the transfected siRNA duplex. Twodays after transfection, total RNA is prepared, reverse transcribedusing a target-specific primer, and PCR-amplified with a primer paircovering at least one exon-exon junction in order to control foramplification of pre-mRNAs. RT/PCR of a non-targeted mRNA is also neededas control. Effective depletion of the mRNA yet undetectable reductionof target protein may indicate that a large reservoir of stable NOVXprotein may exist in the cell. Multiple transfection in sufficientlylong intervals may be necessary until the target protein is finallydepleted to a point where a phenotype may become apparent. If multipletransfection steps are required, cells are split 2 to 3 days aftertransfection. The cells may be transfected immediately after splitting.

An inventive therapeutic method of the invention contemplatesadministering a NOVX siRNA construct as therapy to compensate forincreased or aberrant NOVX expression or activity. The NOVXribopolynucleotide is obtained and processed into siRNA fragments, or aNOVX siRNA is synthesized, as described above. The NOVX siRNA isadministered to cells or tissues using known nucleic acid transfectiontechniques, as described above. A NOVX siRNA specific for a NOVX genewill decrease or knockdown NOVX transcription products, which will leadto reduced NOVX polypeptide production, resulting in reduced NOVXpolypeptide activity in the cells or tissues.

The present invention also encompasses a method of treating a disease orcondition associated with the presence of a NOVX protein in anindividual comprising administering to the individual an RNAi constructthat targets the mRNA of the protein (the mRNA that encodes the protein)for degradation. A specific RNAi construct includes a siRNA or a doublestranded gene transcript that is processed into siRNAs. Upon treatment,the target protein is not produced or is not produced to the extent itwould be in the absence of the treatment.

Where the NOVX gene function is not correlated with a known phenotype, acontrol sample of cells or tissues from healthy individuals provides areference standard for determining NOVX expression levels. Expressionlevels are detected using the assays described, e.g., RT-PCR, Northernblotting, Western blotting, ELISA, and the like. A subject sample ofcells or tissues is taken from a mammal, preferably a human subject,suffering from a disease state. The NOVX ribopolynucleotide is used toproduce siRNA constructs, that are specific for the NOVX gene product.These cells or tissues are treated by administering NOVX siRNA's to thecells or tissues by methods described for the transfection of nucleicacids into a cell or tissue, and a change in NOVX polypeptide orpolynucleotide expression is observed in the subject sample relative tothe control sample, using the assays described. This NOVX gene knockdownapproach provides a rapid method for determination of a NOVX minus(NOVX⁻) phenotype in the treated subject sample. The NOVX⁻ phenotypeobserved in the treated subject sample thus serves as a marker formonitoring the course of a disease state during treatment.

In specific embodiments, a NOVX siRNA is used in therapy. Methods forthe generation and use of a NOVX siRNA are known to those skilled in theart. Example techniques are provided below.

Production of RNAs

Sense RNA (ssRNA) and antisense RNA (asRNA) of NOVX are produced usingknown methods such as transcription in RNA expression vectors. In theinitial experiments, the sense and antisense RNA are about 500 bases inlength each. The produced ssRNA and asRNA (0.5 μM) in 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH7.5) with 20 mM NaCl were heated to 95° C. for 1 min then cooled andannealed at room temperature for 12 to 16 h. The RNAs are precipitatedand resuspended in lysis buffer (below). To monitor annealing, RNAs areelectrophoresed in a 2% agarose gel in TBE buffer and stained withethidium bromide. See, e.g., Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning. ColdSpring Harbor Laboratory Press, Plainview, N.Y. (1989).

Lysate Preparation

Untreated rabbit reticulocyte lysate (Ambion) are assembled according tothe manufacturer's directions. dsRNA is incubated in the lysate at 30°C. for 10 min prior to the addition of mRNAs. Then NOVX mRNAs are addedand the incubation continued for an additional 60 min. The molar ratioof double stranded RNA and mRNA is about 200:1. The NOVX mRNA isradiolabeled (using known techniques) and its stability is monitored bygel electrophoresis.

In a parallel experiment made with the same conditions, the doublestranded RNA is internally radiolabeled with a ³²P-ATP. Reactions arestopped by the addition of 2× proteinase K buffer and deproteinized asdescribed previously (Tuschl et al., Genes Dev., 13:3191-3197 (1999)).Products are analyzed by electrophoresis in 15% or 18% polyacrylamidesequencing gels using appropriate RNA standards. By monitoring the gelsfor radioactivity, the natural production of 10 to 25 nt RNAs from thedouble stranded RNA can be determined.

The band of double stranded RNA, about 21-23 bps, is eluded. Theefficacy of these 21-23 mers for suppressing NOVX transcription isassayed in vitro using the same rabbit reticulocyte assay describedabove using 50 nanomolar of double stranded 21-23 mer for each assay.The sequence of these 21-23 mers is then determined using standardnucleic acid sequencing techniques.

RNA Preparation

21 nt RNAs, based on the sequence determined above, are chemicallysynthesized using Expedite RNA phosphoramidites and thymidinephosphoramidite (Proligo, Germany). Synthetic oligonucleotides aredeprotected and gel-purified (Elbashir, Lendeckel, & Tuschl, Genes &Dev. 15, 188-200 (2001)), followed by Sep-Pak C18 cartridge (Waters,Milford, Mass., USA) purification (Tuschl, et al., Biochemistry,32:11658-11668 (1993)).

These RNAs (20 μM) single strands are incubated in annealing buffer (100mM potassium acetate, 30 mM HEPES-KOH at pH 7.4, 2 mM magnesium acetate)for 1 min at 90° C. followed by 1 h at 37° C.

Cell Culture

A cell culture known in the art to regularly express NOVX is propagatedusing standard conditions. 24 hours before transfection, at approx. 80%confluency, the cells are trypsinized and diluted 1:5 with fresh mediumwithout antibiotics (1-3×105 cells/ml) and transferred to 24-well plates(500 ml/well). Transfection is performed using a commercially availablelipofection kit and NOVX expression is monitored using standardtechniques with positive and negative control. A positive control iscells that naturally express NOVX while a negative control is cells thatdo not express NOVX. Base-paired 21 and 22 nt siRNAs with overhanging 3′ends mediate efficient sequence-specific mRNA degradation in lysates andin cell culture. Different concentrations of siRNAs are used. Anefficient concentration for suppression in vitro in mammalian culture isbetween 25 nM to 100 nM final concentration. This indicates that siRNAsare effective at concentrations that are several orders of magnitudebelow the concentrations applied in conventional antisense or ribozymegene targeting experiments.

The above method provides a way both for the deduction of NOVX siRNAsequence and the use of such siRNA for in vitro suppression. In vivosuppression may be performed using the same siRNA using well known invivo transfection or gene therapy transfection techniques.

Antisense Nucleic Acids

Another aspect of the invention pertains to isolated antisense nucleicacid molecules that are hybridizable to or complementary to the nucleicacid molecule comprising the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:2n−1,wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, or fragments, analogs orderivatives thereof. An “antisense” nucleic acid comprises a nucleotidesequence that is complementary to a “sense” nucleic acid encoding aprotein (e.g., complementary to the coding strand of a double-strandedcDNA molecule or complementary to an mRNA sequence). In specificaspects, antisense nucleic acid molecules are provided that comprise asequence complementary to at least about 10, 25, 50, 100, 250 or 500nucleotides or an entire NOVX coding strand, or to only a portionthereof. Nucleic acid molecules encoding fragments, homologs,derivatives and analogs of a NOVX protein of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n isan integer between 1 and 141, or antisense nucleic acids complementaryto a NOVX nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, are additionally provided.

In one embodiment, an antisense nucleic acid molecule is antisense to a“coding region” of the coding strand of a nucleotide sequence encoding aNOVX protein. The term “coding region” refers to the region of thenucleotide sequence comprising codons which are translated into aminoacid residues. In another embodiment, the antisense nucleic acidmolecule is antisense to a “noncoding region” of the coding strand of anucleotide sequence encoding the NOVX protein. The term “noncodingregion” refers to 5′ and 3′ sequences which flank the coding region thatare not translated into amino acids (i.e., also referred to as 5′ and 3′untranslated regions).

Given the coding strand sequences encoding the NOVX protein disclosedherein, antisense nucleic acids of the invention can be designedaccording to the rules of Watson and Crick or Hoogsteen base pairing.The antisense nucleic acid molecule can be complementary to the entirecoding region of NOVX mRNA, but more preferably is an oligonucleotidethat is antisense to only a portion of the coding or noncoding region ofNOVX mRNA. For example, the antisense oligonucleotide can becomplementary to the region surrounding the translation start site ofNOVX mRNA. An antisense oligonucleotide can be, for example, about 5,10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 or 50 nucleotides in length. An antisensenucleic acid of the invention can be constructed using chemicalsynthesis or enzymatic ligation reactions using procedures known in theart. For example, an antisense nucleic acid (e.g., an antisenseoligonucleotide) can be chemically synthesized using naturally-occurringnucleotides or variously modified nucleotides designed to increase thebiological stability of the molecules or to increase the physicalstability of the duplex formed between the antisense and sense nucleicacids (e.g., phosphorothioate derivatives and acridine substitutednucleotides can be used).

Examples of modified nucleotides that can be used to generate theantisense nucleic acid include: 5-fluorouracil, 5-bromouracil,5-chlorouracil, 5-iodouracil, hypoxanthine, xanthine, 4-acetylcytosine,5-carboxymethylaminomethyl-2-thiouridine, 5-(carboxyhydroxylmethyl)uracil, 5-carboxymethylaminomethyluracil, dihydrouracil,beta-D-galactosylqueosine, inosine, N6-isopentenyladenine,1-methylguanine, 1-methylinosine, 2,2-dimethylguanine, 2-methyladenine,2-methyl guanine, 5-methoxyuracil, 3-methylcytosine, 5-methylcytosine,N6-adenine, 7-methylguanine, 5-methylaminomethyluracil,5-methoxyaminomethyl-2-thiouracil, 2-thiouracil, 4-thiouracil,beta-D-mannosylqueosine, 5′-methoxycarboxymethyluracil,2-methylthio-N6-isopentenyladenine, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v),wybutoxosine, pseudouracil, queosine, 2-thiocytosine,5-methyl-2-thiouracil, 5-methyluracil, uracil-5-oxyacetic acidmethylester, uracil-5-oxyacetic acid (v), 5-methyl-2-thiouracil,3-(3-amino-3-N-2-carboxypropyl) uracil, (acp3)w, and 2,6-diaminopurine.Alternatively, the antisense nucleic acid can be produced biologicallyusing an expression vector into which a nucleic acid has been subclonedin an antisense orientation (i.e., RNA transcribed from the insertednucleic acid will be of an antisense orientation to a target nucleicacid of interest, described further in the following subsection).

The antisense nucleic acid molecules of the invention are typicallyadministered to a subject or generated in situ such that they hybridizewith or bind to cellular mRNA and/or genomic DNA encoding a NOVX proteinto thereby inhibit expression of the protein (e.g., by inhibitingtranscription and/or translation). The hybridization can be byconventional nucleotide complementarity to form a stable duplex, or, forexample, in the case of an antisense nucleic acid molecule that binds toDNA duplexes, through specific interactions in the major groove of thedouble helix. An example of a route of administration of antisensenucleic acid molecules of the invention includes direct injection at atissue site. Alternatively, antisense nucleic acid molecules can bemodified to target selected cells and then administered systemically.For example, for systemic administration, antisense molecules can bemodified such that they specifically bind to receptors or antigensexpressed on a selected cell surface (e.g., by linking the antisensenucleic acid molecules to peptides or antibodies that bind to cellsurface receptors or antigens). The antisense nucleic acid molecules canalso be delivered to cells using the vectors described herein. Toachieve sufficient nucleic acid molecules, vector constructs in whichthe antisense nucleic acid molecule is placed under the control of astrong pol II or pol III promoter are preferred.

In yet another embodiment, the antisense nucleic acid molecule of theinvention is an α-anomeric nucleic acid molecule. An α-anomeric nucleicacid molecule forms specific double-stranded hybrids with complementaryRNA in which, contrary to the usual β-units, the strands run parallel toeach other. See, e.g., Gaultier, et al., 1987. Nucl. Acids Res. 15:6625-6641. The antisense nucleic acid molecule can also comprise a2′-o-methylribonucleotide (See, e.g., Inoue, et al. 1987. Nucl. AcidsRes. 15: 6131-6148) or a chimeric RNA-DNA analogue (See, e.g., Inoue, etal., 1987. FEBS Lett. 215: 327-330.

Ribozymes and PNA Moieties

Nucleic acid modifications include, by way of non-limiting example,modified bases, and nucleic acids whose sugar phosphate backbones aremodified or derivatized. These modifications are carried out at least inpart to enhance the chemical stability of the modified nucleic acid,such that they may be used, for example, as antisense binding nucleicacids in therapeutic applications in a subject.

In one embodiment, an antisense nucleic acid of the invention is aribozyme. Ribozymes are catalytic RNA molecules with ribonucleaseactivity that are capable of cleaving a single-stranded nucleic acid,such as an mRNA, to which they have a complementary region. Thus,ribozymes (e.g., hammerhead ribozymes as described in Haselhoff andGerlach 1988. Nature 334: 585-591) can be used to catalytically cleaveNOVX mRNA transcripts to thereby inhibit translation of NOVX mRNA. Aribozyme having specificity for a NOVX-encoding nucleic acid can bedesigned based upon the nucleotide sequence of a NOVX cDNA disclosedherein (i.e., SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and141). For example, a derivative of a Tetrahymena L-19 IVS RNA can beconstructed in which the nucleotide sequence of the active site iscomplementary to the nucleotide sequence to be cleaved in aNOVX-encoding mRNA. See, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,987,071 to Cech, et al.and U.S. Pat. No. 5,116,742 to Cech, et al. NOVX mRNA can also be usedto select a catalytic RNA having a specific ribonuclease activity from apool of RNA molecules. See, e.g., Bartel et al., (1993) Science261:1411-1418.

Alternatively, NOVX gene expression can be inhibited by targetingnucleotide sequences complementary to the regulatory region of the NOVXnucleic acid (e.g., the NOVX promoter and/or enhancers) to form triplehelical structures that prevent transcription of the NOVX gene in targetcells. See, e.g., Helene, 1991. Anticancer Drug Des. 6: 569-84; Helene,et al. 1992. Ann. N.Y Acad. Sci. 660: 27-36; Maher, 1992. Bioassays 14:807-15.

In various embodiments, the NOVX nucleic acids can be modified at thebase moiety, sugar moiety or phosphate backbone to improve, e.g., thestability, hybridization, or solubility of the molecule. For example,the deoxyribose phosphate backbone of the nucleic acids can be modifiedto generate peptide nucleic acids. See, e.g., Hyrup, et al., 1996.Bioorg Med Chem 4: 5-23. As used herein, the terms “peptide nucleicacids” or “PNAs” refer to nucleic acid mimics (e.g., DNA mimics) inwhich the deoxyribose phosphate backbone is replaced by a pseudopeptidebackbone and only the four natural nucleotide bases are retained. Theneutral backbone of PNAs has been shown to allow for specifichybridization to DNA and RNA under conditions of low ionic strength. Thesynthesis of PNA oligomer can be performed using standard solid phasepeptide synthesis protocols as described in Hyrup, et al., 1996. supra;Perry-O'Keefe, et al., 1996. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 93: 14670-14675.

PNAs of NOVX can be used in therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Forexample, PNAs can be used as antisense or antigene agents forsequence-specific modulation of gene expression by, e.g., inducingtranscription or translation arrest or inhibiting replication. PNAs ofNOVX can also bemused, for example, in the analysis of single base pairmutations in a gene (e.g., PNA directed PCR clamping; as artificialrestriction enzymes when used in combination with other enzymes, e.g.,S₁ nucleases (See, Hyrup, et al., 1996.supra); or as probes or primersfor DNA sequence and hybridization (See, Hyrup, et al., 1996, supra;Perry-O'Keefe, et al., 1996. supra).

In another embodiment, PNAs of NOVX can be modified, e.g., to enhancetheir stability or cellular uptake, by attaching lipophilic or otherhelper groups to PNA, by the formation of PNA-DNA chimeras, or by theuse of liposomes or other techniques of drug delivery known in the art.For example, PNA-DNA chimeras of NOVX can be generated that may combinethe advantageous properties of PNA and DNA. Such chimeras allow DNArecognition enzymes (e.g., RNase H and DNA polymerases) to interact withthe DNA portion while the PNA portion would provide high bindingaffinity and specificity. PNA-DNA chimeras can be linked using linkersof appropriate lengths selected in terms of base stacking, number ofbonds between the nucleotide bases, and orientation (see, Hyrup, et al.,1996. supra). The synthesis of PNA-DNA chimeras can be performed asdescribed in Hyrup, et al., 1996. supra and Finn, et al., 1996. NuclAcids Res 24: 3357-3363. For example, a DNA chain can be synthesized ona solid support using standard phosphoramidite coupling chemistry, andmodified nucleoside analogs, e.g.,5′-(4-methoxytrityl)amino-5′-deoxy-thymidine phosphoramidite, can beused between the PNA and the 5′ end of DNA. See, e.g., Mag, et al.,1989. Nucl Acid Res 17: 5973-5988. PNA monomers are then coupled in astepwise manner to produce a chimeric molecule with a 5′ PNA segment anda 3′ DNA segment. See, e.g., Finn, et al., 1996. supra. Alternatively,chimeric molecules can be synthesized with a 5′ DNA segment and a 3′ PNAsegment. See, e.g., Petersen, et al., 1975. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 5:1119-11124.

In other embodiments, the oligonucleotide may include other appendedgroups such as peptides (e.g., for targeting host cell receptors invivo), or agents facilitating transport across the cell membrane (see,e.g., Letsinger, et al., 1989. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 86:6553-6556; Lemaitre, et al., 1987. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 84: 648-652;PCT Publication No. WO88/09810) or the blood-brain barrier (see, e.g.,PCT Publication No. WO 89/10134). In addition, oligonucleotides can bemodified with hybridization triggered cleavage agents (see, e.g., Krol,et al., 1988. BioTechniques 6:958-976) or intercalating agents (see,e.g., Zon, 1988. Pharm. Res. 5: 539-549). To this end, theoligonucleotide may be conjugated to another molecule, e.g., a peptide,a hybridization triggered cross-linking agent, a transport agent, ahybridization-triggered cleavage agent, and the like.

NOVX Polypeptides

A polypeptide according to the invention includes a polypeptideincluding the amino acid sequence of NOVX polypeptides whose sequencesare provided in any one of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between1 and 141. The invention also includes a mutant or variant protein anyof whose residues may be changed from the corresponding residues shownin any one of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141,while still encoding a protein that maintains its NOVX activities andphysiological functions, or a functional fragment thereof.

In general, a NOVX variant that preserves NOVX-like function includesany variant in which residues at a particular position in the sequencehave been substituted by other amino acids, and further include thepossibility of inserting an additional residue or residues between tworesidues of the parent protein as well as the possibility of deletingone or more residues from the parent sequence. Any amino acidsubstitution, insertion, or deletion is encompassed by the invention. Infavorable circumstances, the substitution is a conservative substitutionas defined above.

One aspect of the invention pertains to isolated NOVX proteins, andbiologically-active portions thereof, or derivatives, fragments, analogsor homologs thereof. Also provided are polypeptide fragments suitablefor use as immunogens to raise anti-NOVX antibodies. In one embodiment,native NOVX proteins can be isolated from cells or tissue sources by anappropriate purification scheme using standard protein purificationtechniques. In another embodiment, NOVX proteins are produced byrecombinant DNA techniques. Alternative to recombinant expression, aNOVX protein or polypeptide can be synthesized chemically using standardpeptide synthesis techniques.

An “isolated” or “purified” polypeptide or protein orbiologically-active portion thereof is substantially free of cellularmaterial or other contaminating proteins from the cell or tissue sourcefrom which the NOVX protein is derived, or substantially free fromchemical precursors or other chemicals when chemically synthesized. Thelanguage “substantially free of cellular material” includes preparationsof NOVX proteins in which the protein is separated from cellularcomponents of the cells from which it is isolated orrecombinantly-produced. In one embodiment, the language “substantiallyfree of cellular material” includes preparations of NOVX proteins havingless than about 30% (by dry weight) of non-NOVX proteins (also referredto herein as a “contaminating protein”), more preferably less than about20% of non-NOVX proteins, still more preferably less than about 10% ofnon-NOVX proteins, and most preferably less than about 5% of non-NOVXproteins. When the NOVX protein or biologically-active portion thereofis recombinantly-produced, it is also preferably substantially free ofculture medium, i.e., culture medium represents less than about 20%,more preferably less than about 10%, and most preferably less than about5% of the volume of the NOVX protein preparation.

The language “substantially free of chemical precursors or otherchemicals” includes preparations of NOVX proteins in which the proteinis separated from chemical precursors or other chemicals that areinvolved in the synthesis of the protein. In one embodiment, thelanguage “substantially free of chemical precursors or other chemicals”includes preparations of NOVX proteins having less than about 30% (bydry weight) of chemical precursors or non-NOVX chemicals, morepreferably less than about 20% chemical precursors or non-NOVXchemicals, still more preferably less than about 10% chemical precursorsor non-NOVX chemicals, and most preferably less than about 5% chemicalprecursors or non-NOVX chemicals.

Biologically-active portions of NOVX proteins include peptidescomprising amino acid sequences sufficiently homologous to or derivedfrom the amino acid sequences of the NOVX proteins (e.g., the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141)that include fewer amino acids than the full-length NOVX proteins, andexhibit at least one activity of a NOVX protein. Typically,biologically-active portions comprise a domain or motif with at leastone activity of the NOVX protein. A biologically-active portion of aNOVX protein can be a polypeptide which is, for example, 10, 25, 50, 100or more amino acid residues in length.

Moreover, other biologically-active portions, in which other regions ofthe protein are deleted, can be prepared by recombinant techniques andevaluated for one or more of the functional activities of a native NOVXprotein.

In an embodiment, the NOVX protein has an amino acid sequence of SEQ IDNO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141. In other embodiments,the NOVX protein is substantially homologous to SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein nis an integer between 1 and 141, and retains the functional activity ofthe protein of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141,yet differs in amino acid sequence due to natural allelic variation ormutagenesis, as described in detail, below. Accordingly, in anotherembodiment, the NOVX protein is a protein that comprises an amino acidsequence at least about 45% homologous to the amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, and retains thefunctional activity of the NOVX proteins of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n isan integer between 1 and 141.

Determining Homology Between Two or More Sequences

To determine the percent homology of two amino acid sequences or of twonucleic acids, the sequences are aligned for optimal comparison purposes(e.g., gaps can be introduced in the sequence of a first amino acid ornucleic acid sequence for optimal alignment with a second amino ornucleic acid sequence). The amino acid residues or nucleotides atcorresponding amino acid positions or nucleotide positions are thencompared. When a position in the first sequence is occupied by the sameamino acid residue or nucleotide as the corresponding position in thesecond sequence, then the molecules are homologous at that position(i.e., as used herein amino acid or nucleic acid “homology” isequivalent to amino acid or nucleic acid “identity”).

The nucleic acid sequence homology may be determined as the degree ofidentity between two sequences. The homology may be determined usingcomputer programs known in the art, such as GAP software provided in theGCG program package. See, Needleman and Wunsch, 1970. J Mol Biol 48:443-453. Using GCG GAP software with the following settings for nucleicacid sequence comparison: GAP creation penalty of 5.0 and GAP extensionpenalty of 0.3, the coding region of the analogous nucleic acidsequences referred to above exhibits a degree of identity preferably ofat least 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 98%, or 99%, with the CDS(encoding) part of the DNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141.

The term “sequence identity” refers to the degree to which twopolynucleotide or polypeptide sequences are identical on aresidue-by-residue basis over a particular region of comparison. Theterm “percentage of sequence identity” is calculated by comparing twooptimally aligned sequences over that region of comparison, determiningthe number of positions at which the identical nucleic acid base (e.g.,A, T, C, G, U, or I, in the case of nucleic acids) occurs in bothsequences to yield the number of matched positions, dividing the numberof matched positions by the total number of positions in the region ofcomparison (i.e., the window size), and multiplying the result by 100 toyield the percentage of sequence identity. The term “substantialidentity” as used herein denotes a characteristic of a polynucleotidesequence, wherein the polynucleotide comprises a sequence that has atleast 80 percent sequence identity, preferably at least 85 percentidentity and often 90 to 95 percent sequence identity, more usually atleast 99 percent sequence identity as compared to a reference sequenceover a comparison region.

Chimeric and Fusion Proteins

The invention also provides NOVX chimeric or fusion proteins. As usedherein, a NOVX “chimeric protein” or “fusion protein” comprises a NOVXpolypeptide operatively-linked to a non-NOVX polypeptide. An “NOVXpolypeptide” refers to a polypeptide having an amino acid sequencecorresponding to a NOVX protein of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141, whereas a “non-NOVX polypeptide” refers to apolypeptide having an amino acid sequence corresponding to a proteinthat is not substantially homologous to the NOVX protein, e.g., aprotein that is different from the NOVX protein and that is derived fromthe same or a different organism. Within a NOVX fusion protein the NOVXpolypeptide can correspond to all or a portion of a NOVX protein. In oneembodiment, a NOVX fusion protein comprises at least onebiologically-active portion of a NOVX protein. In another embodiment, aNOVX fusion protein comprises at least two biologically-active portionsof a NOVX protein. In yet another embodiment, a NOVX fusion proteincomprises at least three biologically-active portions of a NOVX protein.Within the fusion protein, the term “operatively-linked” is intended toindicate that the NOVX polypeptide and the non-NOVX polypeptide arefused in-frame with one another. The non-NOVX polypeptide can be fusedto the N-terminus or C-terminus of the NOVX polypeptide.

In one embodiment, the fusion protein is a GST-NOVX fusion protein inwhich the NOVX sequences are fused to the C-terminus of the GST(glutathione S-transferase) sequences. Such fusion proteins canfacilitate the purification of recombinant NOVX polypeptides.

In another embodiment, the fusion protein is a NOVX protein containing aheterologous signal sequence at its N-terminus. In certain host cells(e.g., mammalian host cells), expression and/or secretion of NOVX can beincreased through use of a heterologous signal sequence.

In yet another embodiment, the fusion protein is a NOVX-immunoglobulinfusion protein in which the NOVX sequences are fused to sequencesderived from a member of the immunoglobulin protein family. TheNOVX-immunoglobulin fusion proteins of the invention can be incorporatedinto pharmaceutical compositions and administered to a subject toinhibit an interaction between a NOVX ligand and a NOVX protein on thesurface of a cell, to thereby suppress NOVX-mediated signal transductionin vivo. The NOVX-immunoglobulin fusion proteins can be used to affectthe bioavailability of a NOVX cognate ligand. Inhibition of the NOVXligand/NOVX interaction may be useful therapeutically for both thetreatment of proliferative and differentiative disorders, as well asmodulating (e.g. promoting or inhibiting) cell survival. Moreover, theNOVX-immunoglobulin fusion proteins of the invention can be used asimmunogens to produce anti-NOVX antibodies in a subject, to purify NOVXligands, and in screening assays to identify molecules that inhibit theinteraction of NOVX with a NOVX ligand.

A NOVX chimeric or fusion protein of the invention can be produced bystandard recombinant DNA techniques. For example, DNA fragments codingfor the different polypeptide sequences are ligated together in-frame inaccordance with conventional techniques, e.g., by employing blunt-endedor stagger-ended termini for ligation, restriction enzyme digestion toprovide for appropriate termini, filling-in of cohesive ends asappropriate, alkaline phosphatase treatment to avoid undesirablejoining, and enzymatic ligation. In another embodiment, the fusion genecan be synthesized by conventional techniques including automated DNAsynthesizers. Alternatively, PCR amplification of gene fragments can becarried out using anchor primers that give rise to complementaryoverhangs between two consecutive gene fragments that can subsequentlybe annealed and reamplified to generate a chimeric gene sequence (see,e.g., Ausubel, et al. (eds.) CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY,John Wiley & Sons, 1992). Moreover, many expression vectors arecommercially available that already encode a fusion moiety (e.g., a GSTpolypeptide). A NOVX-encoding nucleic acid can be cloned into such anexpression vector such that the fusion moiety is linked in-frame to theNOVX protein.

NOVX Agonists and Antagonists

The invention also pertains to variants of the NOVX proteins thatfunction as either NOVX agonists (i.e., mimetics) or as NOVXantagonists. Variants of the NOVX protein can be generated bymutagenesis (e.g., discrete point mutation or truncation of the NOVXprotein). An agonist of the NOVX protein can retain substantially thesame, or a subset of, the biological activities of the naturallyoccurring form of the NOVX protein. An antagonist of the NOVX proteincan inhibit one or more of the activities of the naturally occurringform of the NOVX protein by, for example, competitively binding to adownstream or upstream member of a cellular signaling cascade whichincludes the NOVX protein. Thus, specific biological effects can beelicited by treatment with a variant of limited function. In oneembodiment, treatment of a subject with a variant having a subset of thebiological activities of the naturally occurring form of the protein hasfewer side effects in a subject relative to treatment with the naturallyoccurring form of the NOVX proteins.

Variants of the NOVX proteins that function as either NOVX agonists(i.e., mimetics) or as NOVX antagonists can be identified by screeningcombinatorial libraries of mutants (e.g., truncation mutants) of theNOVX proteins for NOVX protein agonist or antagonist activity. In oneembodiment, a variegated library of NOVX variants is generated bycombinatorial mutagenesis at the nucleic acid level and is encoded by avariegated gene library. A variegated library of NOVX variants can beproduced by, for example, enzymatically ligating a mixture of syntheticoligonucleotides into gene sequences such that a degenerate set ofpotential NOVX sequences is expressible as individual polypeptides, oralternatively, as a set of larger fusion proteins (e.g., for phagedisplay) containing the set of NOVX sequences therein. There are avariety of methods which can be used to produce libraries of potentialNOVX variants from a degenerate oligonucleotide sequence. Chemicalsynthesis of a degenerate gene sequence can be performed in an automaticDNA synthesizer, and the synthetic gene then ligated into an appropriateexpression vector. Use of a degenerate set of genes allows for theprovision, in one mixture, of all of the sequences encoding the desiredset of potential NOVX sequences. Methods for synthesizing degenerateoligonucleotides are well-known within the art. See, e.g., Narang, 1983.Tetrahedron 39: 3; Itakura, et al., 1984. Annu. Rev. Biochem. 53: 323;Itakura, et al., 1984. Science 198: 1056; Ike, et al., 1983. Nucl. AcidsRes. 11: 477.

Polypeptide Libraries

In addition, libraries of fragments of the NOVX protein coding sequencescan be used to generate a variegated population of NOVX fragments forscreening and subsequent selection of variants of a NOVX protein. In oneembodiment, a library of coding sequence fragments can be generated bytreating a double stranded PCR fragment of a NOVX coding sequence with anuclease under conditions wherein nicking occurs only about once permolecule, denaturing the double stranded DNA, renaturing the DNA to formdouble-stranded DNA that can include sense/antisense pairs fromdifferent nicked products, removing single stranded portions fromreformed duplexes by treatment with S₁ nuclease, and ligating theresulting fragment library into an expression vector. By this method,expression libraries can be derived which encodes N-terminal andinternal fragments of various sizes of the NOVX proteins.

Various techniques are known in the art for screening gene products ofcombinatorial libraries made by point mutations or truncation, and forscreening cDNA libraries for gene products having a selected property.Such techniques are adaptable for rapid screening of the gene librariesgenerated by the combinatorial mutagenesis of NOVX proteins. The mostwidely used techniques, which are amenable to high throughput analysis,for screening large gene libraries typically include cloning the genelibrary into replicable expression vectors, transforming appropriatecells with the resulting library of vectors, and expressing thecombinatorial genes under conditions in which detection of a desiredactivity facilitates isolation of the vector encoding the gene whoseproduct was detected. Recursive ensemble mutagenesis (REM), a newtechnique that enhances the frequency of functional mutants in thelibraries, can be used in combination with the screening assays toidentify NOVX variants. See, e.g., Arkin and Yourvan, 1992. Proc. Natl.Acad. Sci. USA 89: 7811-7815; Delgrave, et al., 1993. ProteinEngineering 6:327-331.

NOVX Antibodies

The term “antibody” as used herein refers to immunoglobulin moleculesand immunologically active portions of immunoglobulin (Ig) molecules,i.e., molecules that contain an antigen binding site that specificallybinds (immunoreacts with) an antigen. Such antibodies include, but arenot limited to, polyclonal, monoclonal, chimeric, single chain, F_(ab),F_(ab′) and F_((ab′)2) fragments, and an F_(ab) expression library. Ingeneral, antibody molecules obtained from humans relates to any of theclasses IgG, IgM, IgA, IgE and IgD, which differ from one another by thenature of the heavy chain present in the molecule. Certain classes havesubclasses as well, such as IgG₁, IgG₂, and others. Furthermore, inhumans, the light chain may be a kappa chain or a lambda chain.Reference herein to antibodies includes a reference to all such classes,subclasses and types of human antibody species.

An isolated protein of the invention intended to serve as an antigen, ora portion or fragment thereof, can be used as an immunogen to generateantibodies that immunospecifically bind the antigen, using standardtechniques for polyclonal and monoclonal antibody preparation. Thefull-length protein can be used or, alternatively, the inventionprovides antigenic peptide fragments of the antigen for use asimmunogens. An antigenic peptide fragment comprises at least 6 aminoacid residues of the amino acid sequence of the full length protein,such as an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141, and encompasses an epitope thereof such that anantibody raised against the peptide forms a specific immune complex withthe full length protein or with any fragment that contains the epitope.Preferably, the antigenic peptide comprises at least 10 amino acidresidues, or at least 15 amino acid residues, or at least 20 amino acidresidues, or at least 30 amino acid residues. Preferred epitopesencompassed by the antigenic peptide are regions of the protein that arelocated on its surface; commonly these are hydrophilic regions.

In certain embodiments of the invention, at least one epitopeencompassed by the antigenic peptide is a region of NOVX that is locatedon the surface of the protein, e.g., a hydrophilic region. Ahydrophobicity analysis of the human NOVX protein sequence will indicatewhich regions of a NOVX polypeptide are particularly hydrophilic and,therefore, are likely to encode surface residues useful for targetingantibody production. As a means for targeting antibody production,hydropathy plots showing regions of hydrophilicity and hydrophobicitymay be generated by any method well known in the art, including, forexample, the Kyte Doolittle or the Hopp Woods methods, either with orwithout Fourier transformation. See, e.g., Hopp and Woods, 1981, Proc.Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 78: 3824-3828; Kyte and Doolittle 1982, J. Mol.Biol. 157: 105-142, each incorporated herein by reference in theirentirety. Antibodies that are specific for one or more domains within anantigenic protein, or derivatives, fragments, analogs or homologsthereof, are also provided herein.

The term “epitope” includes any protein determinant capable of specificbinding to an immunoglobulin or T-cell receptor. Epitopic determinantsusually consist of chemically active surface groupings of molecules suchas amino acids or sugar side chains and usually have specific threedimensional structural characteristics, as well as specific chargecharacteristics. A NOVX polypeptide or a fragment thereof comprises atleast one antigenic epitope. An anti-NOVX antibody of the presentinvention is said to specifically bind to antigen NOVX when theequilibrium binding constant (K_(D)) is ≦1 μM, preferably ≦100 nM, morepreferably ≦10 nM, and most preferably ≦100 pM to about 1 pM, asmeasured by assays such as radioligand binding assays or similar assaysknown to those skilled in the art.

A protein of the invention, or a derivative, fragment, analog, homologor ortholog thereof, may be utilized as an immunogen in the generationof antibodies that immunospecifically bind these protein components.

Various procedures known within the art may be used for the productionof polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies directed against a protein of theinvention, or against derivatives, fragments, analogs homologs ororthologs thereof (see, for example, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual,Harlow E, and Lane D, 1988, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, ColdSpring Harbor, N.Y., incorporated herein by reference). Some of theseantibodies are discussed below.

Polyclonal Antibodies

For the production of polyclonal antibodies, various suitable hostanimals (e.g., rabbit, goat, mouse or other mammal) may be immunized byone or more injections with the native protein, a synthetic variantthereof, or a derivative of the foregoing. An appropriate immunogenicpreparation can contain, for example, the naturally occurringimmunogenic protein, a chemically synthesized polypeptide representingthe immunogenic protein, or a recombinantly expressed immunogenicprotein. Furthermore, the protein may be conjugated to a second proteinknown to be immunogenic in the mammal being immunized. Examples of suchimmunogenic proteins include but are not limited to keyhole limpethemocyanin, serum albumin, bovine thyroglobulin, and soybean trypsininhibitor. The preparation can further include an adjuvant. Variousadjuvants used to increase the immunological response include, but arenot limited to, Freund's (complete and incomplete), mineral gels (e.g.,aluminum hydroxide), surface active substances (e.g., lysolecithin,pluronic polyols, polyanions, peptides, oil emulsions, dinitrophenol,etc.), adjuvants usable in humans such as Bacille Calmette-Guerin andCorynebacterium parvum, or similar immunostimulatory agents. Additionalexamples of adjuvants which can be employed include MPL-TDM adjuvant(monophosphoryl Lipid A, synthetic trehalose dicorynomycolate).

The polyclonal antibody molecules directed against the immunogenicprotein can be isolated from the mammal (e.g., from the blood) andfurther purified by well known techniques, such as affinitychromatography using protein A or protein G, which provide primarily theIgG fraction of immune serum. Subsequently, or alternatively, thespecific antigen which is the target of the immunoglobulin sought, or anepitope thereof, may be immobilized on a column to purify the immunespecific antibody by immunoaffinity chromatography. Purification ofimmunoglobulins is discussed, for example, by D. Wilkinson (TheScientist, published by The Scientist, Inc., Philadelphia Pa., Vol. 14,No. 8 (Apr. 17, 2000), pp. 25-28).

Monoclonal Antibodies

The term “monoclonal antibody” (MAb) or “monoclonal antibodycomposition”, as used herein, refers to a population of antibodymolecules that contain only one molecular species of antibody moleculeconsisting of a unique light chain gene product and a unique heavy chaingene product. In particular, the complementarity determining regions(CDRs) of the monoclonal antibody are identical in all the molecules ofthe population. MAbs thus contain an antigen binding site capable ofimmunoreacting with a particular epitope of the antigen characterized bya unique binding affinity for it.

Monoclonal antibodies can be prepared using hybridoma methods, such asthose described by Kohler and Milstein, Nature, 256:495 (1975). In ahybridoma method, a mouse, hamster, or other appropriate host animal, istypically immunized with an immunizing agent to elicit lymphocytes thatproduce or are capable of producing antibodies that will specificallybind to the immunizing agent. Alternatively, the lymphocytes can beimmunized in vitro.

The immunizing agent will typically include the protein antigen, afragment thereof or a fusion protein thereof. Generally, eitherperipheral blood lymphocytes are used if cells of human origin aredesired, or spleen cells or lymph node cells are used if non-humanmammalian sources are desired. The lymphocytes are then fused with animmortalized cell line using a suitable fusing agent, such aspolyethylene glycol, to form a hybridoma cell (Goding, MonoclonalAntibodies: Principles and Practice, Academic Press, (1986) pp. 59-103).Immortalized cell lines are usually transformed mammalian cells,particularly myeloma cells of rodent, bovine and human origin. Usually,rat or mouse myeloma cell lines are employed. The hybridoma cells can becultured in a suitable culture medium that preferably contains one ormore substances that inhibit the growth or survival of the unfused,immortalized cells. For example, if the parental cells lack the enzymehypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase (HGPRT or HPRT), theculture medium for the hybridomas typically will include hypoxanthine,aminopterin, and thymidine (“HAT medium”), which substances prevent thegrowth of HGPRT-deficient cells.

Preferred immortalized cell lines are those that fuse efficiently,support stable high level expression of antibody by the selectedantibody-producing cells, and are sensitive to a medium such as HATmedium. More preferred immortalized cell lines are murine myeloma lines,which can be obtained, for instance, from the Salk Institute CellDistribution Center, San Diego, Calif. and the American Type CultureCollection, Manassas, Va. Human myeloma and mouse-human heteromyelomacell lines also have been described for the production of humanmonoclonal antibodies (Kozbor, J. Immunol., 133:3001 (1984); Brodeur etal., Monoclonal Antibody Production Techniques and Applications, MarcelDekker, Inc., New York, (1987) pp.51-63).

The culture medium in which the hybridoma cells are cultured can then beassayed for the presence of monoclonal antibodies directed against theantigen. Preferably, the binding specificity of monoclonal antibodiesproduced by the hybridoma cells is determined by immunoprecipitation orby an in vitro binding assay, such as radioimmunoassay (RIA) orenzyme-linked immunoabsorbent assay (ELISA). Such techniques and assaysare known in the art. The binding affinity of the monoclonal antibodycan, for example, be determined by the Scatchard analysis of Munson andPollard, Anal. Biochem., 107:220 (1980). It is an objective, especiallyimportant in therapeutic applications of monoclonal antibodies, toidentify antibodies having a high degree of specificity and a highbinding affinity for the target antigen.

After the desired hybridoma cells are identified, the clones can besubcloned by limiting dilution procedures and grown by standard methods(Goding, 1986). Suitable culture media for this purpose include, forexample, Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium and RPMI-1640 medium.Alternatively, the hybridoma cells can be grown in vivo as ascites in amammal.

The monoclonal antibodies secreted by the subclones can be isolated orpurified from the culture medium or ascites fluid by conventionalimmunoglobulin purification procedures such as, for example, proteinA-Sepharose, hydroxylapatite chromatography, gel electrophoresis,dialysis, or affinity chromatography.

The monoclonal antibodies can also be made by recombinant DNA methods,such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,816,567. DNA encoding themonoclonal antibodies of the invention can be readily isolated andsequenced using conventional procedures (e.g., by using oligonucleotideprobes that are capable of binding specifically to genes encoding theheavy and light chains of murine antibodies). The hybridoma cells of theinvention serve as a preferred source of such DNA. Once isolated, theDNA can be placed into expression vectors, which are then transfectedinto host cells such as simian COS cells, Chinese hamster ovary (CHO)cells, or myeloma cells that do not otherwise produce immunoglobulinprotein, to obtain the synthesis of monoclonal antibodies in therecombinant host cells. The DNA also can be modified, for example, bysubstituting the coding sequence for human heavy and light chainconstant domains in place of the homologous murine sequences (U.S. Pat.No. 4,816,567; Morrison, Nature 368, 812-13 (1994)) or by covalentlyjoining to the immunoglobulin coding sequence all or part of the codingsequence for a non-immunoglobulin polypeptide. Such a non-immunoglobulinpolypeptide can be substituted for the constant domains of an antibodyof the invention, or can be substituted for the variable domains of oneantigen-combining site of an antibody of the invention to create achimeric bivalent antibody.

Humanized Antibodies

The antibodies directed against the protein antigens of the inventioncan further comprise humanized antibodies or human antibodies. Theseantibodies are suitable for administration to humans without engenderingan immune response by the human against the administered immunoglobulin.Humanized forms of antibodies are chimeric immunoglobulins,immunoglobulin chains or fragments thereof (such as Fv, Fab, Fab′,F(ab′)₂ or other antigen-binding subsequences of antibodies) that areprincipally comprised of the sequence of a human immunoglobulin, andcontain minimal sequence derived from a non-human immunoglobulin.Humanization can be performed following the method of Winter andco-workers (Jones et al., Nature, 321:522-525 (1986); Riechmann et al.,Nature, 332:323-327 (1988); Verhoeyen et al., Science, 239:1534-1536(1988)), by substituting rodent CDRs or CDR sequences for thecorresponding sequences of a human antibody. (See also U.S. Pat. No.5,225,539.) In some instances, Fv framework residues of the humanimmunoglobulin are replaced by corresponding non-human residues.Humanized antibodies can also comprise residues which are found neitherin the recipient antibody nor in the imported CDR or frameworksequences. In general, the humanized antibody will comprisesubstantially all of at least one, and typically two, variable domains,in which all or substantially all of the CDR regions correspond to thoseof a non-human immunoglobulin and all or substantially all of theframework regions are those of a human immunoglobulin consensussequence. The humanized antibody optimally also will comprise at least aportion of an immunoglobulin constant region (Fe), typically that of ahuman immunoglobulin (Jones et al., 1986; Riechmann et al., 1988; andPresta, Curr. Op. Struct. Biol., 2:593-596 (1992)).

Human Antibodies

Fully human antibodies essentially relate to antibody molecules in whichthe entire sequence of both the light chain and the heavy chain,including the CDRs, arise from human genes. Such antibodies are termed“human antibodies”, or “fully human antibodies” herein. Human monoclonalantibodies can be prepared by the trioma technique; the human B-cellhybridoma technique (see Kozbor, et al., 1983 Immunol Today 4: 72) andthe EBV hybridoma technique to produce human monoclonal antibodies (seeCole, et al., 1985 In: MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND CANCER THERAPY, Alan R.Liss, Inc., pp. 77-96). Human monoclonal antibodies may be utilized inthe practice of the present invention and may be produced by using humanhybridomas (see Cote, et al., 1983. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 80:2026-2030) or by transforming human B-cells with Epstein Barr Virus invitro (see Cole, et al., 1985 In: MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND CANCERTHERAPY, Alan R. Liss, Inc., pp. 77-96).

In addition, human antibodies can also be produced using additionaltechniques, including phage display libraries (Hodgenboom and Winter, J.Mol. Biol., 227:381 (1991); Marks et al., J. Mol. Biol., 222:581(1991)). Similarly, human antibodies can be made by introducing humanimmunoglobulin loci into transgenic animals, e.g., mice in which theendogenous immunoglobulin genes have been partially or completelyinactivated. Upon challenge, human antibody production is observed,which closely resembles that seen in humans in all respects, includinggene rearrangement, assembly, and antibody repertoire. This approach isdescribed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,545,807; 5,545,806;5,569,825; 5,625,126; 5,633,425; 5,661,016, and in Marks et al.(Bio/Technology 10, 779-783 (1992)); Lonberg et al. (Nature 368 856-859(1994)); Morrison (Nature 368 812-13 (1994)); Fishwild et al,(NatureBiotechnology 14, 845-51 (1996)); Neuberger (Nature Biotechnology 14,826 (1996)); and Lonberg and Huszar (Intern. Rev. Immunol. 13 65-93(1995)).

Human antibodies may additionally be produced using transgenic nonhumananimals which are modified so as to produce fully human antibodiesrather than the animal's endogenous antibodies in response to challengeby an antigen. (See PCT publication WO94/02602). The endogenous genesencoding the heavy and light immunoglobulin chains in the nonhuman hosthave been incapacitated, and active loci encoding human heavy and lightchain immunoglobulins are inserted into the host's genome. The humangenes are incorporated, for example, using yeast artificial chromosomescontaining the requisite human DNA segments. An animal which providesall the desired modifications is then obtained as progeny bycrossbreeding intermediate transgenic animals containing fewer than thefull complement of the modifications. The preferred embodiment of such anonhuman animal is a mouse, and is termed the Xenomouse™ as disclosed inPCT publications WO 96/33735 and WO 96/34096. This animal produces Bcells which secrete fully human immunoglobulins. The antibodies can beobtained directly from the animal after immunization with an immunogenof interest, as, for example, a preparation of a polyclonal antibody, oralternatively from immortalized B cells derived from the animal, such ashybridomas producing monoclonal antibodies. Additionally, the genesencoding the immunoglobulins with human variable regions can berecovered and expressed to obtain the antibodies directly, or can befurther modified to obtain analogs of antibodies such as, for example,single chain Fv molecules.

An example of a method of producing a nonhuman host, exemplified as amouse, lacking expression of an endogenous immunoglobulin heavy chain isdisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,939,598. It can be obtained by a methodincluding deleting the J segment genes from at least one endogenousheavy chain locus in an embryonic stem cell to prevent rearrangement ofthe locus and to prevent formation of a transcript of a rearrangedimmunoglobulin heavy chain locus, the deletion being effected by atargeting vector containing a gene encoding a selectable marker; andproducing from the embryonic stem cell a transgenic mouse whose somaticand germ cells contain the gene encoding the selectable marker.

A method for producing an antibody of interest, such as a humanantibody, is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,916,771. It includesintroducing an expression vector that contains a nucleotide sequenceencoding a heavy chain into one mammalian host cell in culture,introducing an expression vector containing a nucleotide sequenceencoding a light chain into another mammalian host cell, and fusing thetwo cells to form a hybrid cell. The hybrid cell expresses an antibodycontaining the heavy chain and the light chain.

In a further improvement on this procedure, a method for identifying aclinically relevant epitope on an immunogen, and a correlative methodfor selecting an antibody that binds immunospecifically to the relevantepitope with high affinity, are disclosed in PCT publication WO99/53049.

F_(ab) Fragments and Single Chain Antibodies

According to the invention, techniques can be adapted for the productionof single-chain antibodies specific to an antigenic protein of theinvention (see e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 4,946,778). In addition, methods canbe adapted for the construction of F_(ab) expression libraries (seee.g., Huse, et al., 1989 Science 246: 1275-1281) to allow rapid andeffective identification of monoclonal F_(ab) fragments with the desiredspecificity for a protein or derivatives, fragments, analogs or homologsthereof. Antibody fragments that contain the idiotypes to a proteinantigen may be produced by techniques known in the art including, butnot limited to: (i) an F_((ab′)2) fragment produced by pepsin digestionof an antibody molecule; (ii) an F_(ab) fragment generated by reducingthe disulfide bridges of an F_((ab′)2) fragment; (iii) an F_(ab)fragment generated by the treatment of the antibody molecule with papainand a reducing agent and (iv) F_(v) fragments.

Bispecific Antibodies

Bispecific antibodies are monoclonal, preferably human or humanized,antibodies that have binding specificities for at least two differentantigens. In the present case, one of the binding specificities is foran antigenic protein of the invention. The second binding target is anyother antigen, and advantageously is a cell-surface protein or receptoror receptor subunit.

Methods for making bispecific antibodies are known in the art.Traditionally, the recombinant production of bispecific antibodies isbased on the co-expression of two immunoglobulin heavy-chain/light-chainpairs, where the two heavy chains have different specificities (Milsteinand Cuello, Nature, 305:537-539 (1983)). Because of the randomassortment of immunoglobulin heavy and light chains, these hybridomas(quadromas) produce a potential mixture of ten different antibodymolecules, of which only one has the correct bispecific structure. Thepurification of the correct molecule is usually accomplished by affinitychromatography steps. Similar procedures are disclosed in WO 93/08829,published 13 May 1993, and in Traunecker et al., EMBO J., 10:3655-3659(1991).

Antibody variable domains with the desired binding specificities(antibody-antigen combining sites) can be fused to immunoglobulinconstant domain sequences. The fusion preferably is with animmunoglobulin heavy-chain constant domain, comprising at least part ofthe hinge, CH2, and CH3 regions. It is preferred to have the firstheavy-chain constant region (CH1) containing the site necessary forlight-chain binding present in at least one of the fusions. DNAsencoding the immunoglobulin heavy-chain fusions and, if desired, theimmunoglobulin light chain, are inserted into separate expressionvectors, and are co-transfected into a suitable host organism. Forfurther details of generating bispecific antibodies see, for example,Suresh et al., Methods in Enzymology, 121:210 (1986).

According to another approach described in WO 96/27011, the interfacebetween a pair of antibody molecules can be engineered to maximize thepercentage of heterodimers which are recovered from recombinant cellculture. The preferred interface comprises at least a part of the CH3region of an antibody constant domain. In this method, one or more smallamino acid side chains from the interface of the first antibody moleculeare replaced with larger side chains (e.g. tyrosine or tryptophan).Compensatory “cavities” of identical or similar size to the large sidechain(s) are created on the interface of the second antibody molecule byreplacing large amino acid side chains with smaller ones (e.g. alanineor threonine). This provides a mechanism for increasing the yield of theheterodimer over other unwanted end-products such as homodimers.

Bispecific antibodies can be prepared as full length antibodies orantibody fragments (e.g. F(ab′)₂ bispecific antibodies). Techniques forgenerating bispecific antibodies from antibody fragments have beendescribed in the literature. For example, bispecific antibodies can beprepared using chemical linkage. Brennan et al., Science 229:81 (1985)describe a procedure wherein intact antibodies are proteolyticallycleaved to generate F(ab′)₂ fragments. These fragments are reduced inthe presence of the dithiol complexing agent sodium arsenite tostabilize vicinal dithiols and prevent intermolecular disulfideformation. The Fab′ fragments generated are then converted tothionitrobenzoate (TNB) derivatives. One of the Fab′-TNB derivatives isthen reconverted to the Fab′-thiol by reduction with mercaptoethylamineand is mixed with an equimolar amount of the other Fab′-TNB derivativeto form the bispecific antibody. The bispecific antibodies produced canbe used as agents for the selective immobilization of enzymes.

Additionally, Fab′ fragments can be directly recovered from E. coli andchemically coupled to form bispecific antibodies. Shalaby et al., J.Exp. Med. 175:217-225 (1992) describe the production of a fullyhumanized bispecific antibody F(ab′)₂ molecule. Each Fab′ fragment wasseparately secreted from E. coli and subjected to directed chemicalcoupling in vitro to form the bispecific antibody. The bispecificantibody thus formed was able to bind to cells overexpressing the ErbB2receptor and normal human T cells, as well as trigger the lytic activityof human cytotoxic lymphocytes against human breast tumor targets.

Various techniques for making and isolating bispecific antibodyfragments directly from recombinant cell culture have also beendescribed. For example, bispecific antibodies have been produced usingleucine zippers. Kostelny et al., J. Immunol. 148(5):1547-1553 (1992).The leucine zipper peptides from the Fos and Jun proteins were linked tothe Fab′ portions of two different antibodies by gene fusion. Theantibody homodimers were reduced at the hinge region to form monomersand then re-oxidized to form the antibody heterodimers. This method canalso be utilized for the production of antibody homodimers. The“diabody” technology described by Hollinger et al., Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA 90:6444-6448 (1993) has provided an alternative mechanism formaking bispecific antibody fragments. The fragments comprise aheavy-chain variable domain (V_(H)) connected to a light-chain variabledomain (V_(L)) by a linker which is too short to allow pairing betweenthe two domains on the same chain. Accordingly, the V_(H) and V_(L)domains of one fragment are forced to pair with the complementary V_(L)and V_(H) domains of another fragment, thereby forming twoantigen-binding sites. Another strategy for making bispecific antibodyfragments by the use of single-chain Fv (sFv) dimers has also beenreported. See, Gruber et al., J. Immunol. 152:5368 (1994).

Antibodies with more than two valencies are contemplated. For example,trispecific antibodies can be prepared. Tutt et al., J. Immunol. 147:60(1991).

Exemplary bispecific antibodies can bind to two different epitopes, atleast one of which originates in the protein antigen of the invention.Alternatively, an anti-antigenic arm of an immunoglobulin molecule canbe combined with an arm which binds to a triggering molecule on aleukocyte such as a T-cell receptor molecule (e.g. CD2, CD3, CD28, orB7), or Fc receptors for IgG (FcγR), such as FcγRI (CD64), FcγRII (CD32)and FcγRIII (CD16) so as to focus cellular defense mechanisms to thecell expressing the particular antigen. Bispecific antibodies can alsobe used to direct cytotoxic agents to cells which express a particularantigen. These antibodies possess an antigen-binding arm and an armwhich binds a cytotoxic agent or a radionuclide chelator, such asEOTUBE, DPTA, DOTA, or TETA. Another bispecific antibody of interestbinds the protein antigen described herein and further binds tissuefactor (TF).

Heteroconjugate Antibodies

Heteroconjugate antibodies are also within the scope of the presentinvention. Heteroconjugate antibodies are composed of two covalentlyjoined antibodies. Such antibodies have, for example, been proposed totarget immune system cells to unwanted cells (U.S. Pat. No. 4,676,980),and for treatment of HIV infection (WO 91/00360; WO 92/200373; EP03089). It is contemplated that the antibodies can be prepared in vitrousing known methods in synthetic protein chemistry, including thoseinvolving crosslinking agents. For example, immunotoxins can beconstructed using a disulfide exchange reaction or by forming athioether bond. Examples of suitable reagents for this purpose includeiminothiolate and methyl-4-mercaptobutyrimidate and those disclosed, forexample, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,676,980.

Effector Function Engineering

It can be desirable to modify the antibody of the invention with respectto effector function, so as to enhance, e.g., the effectiveness of theantibody in treating cancer. For example, cysteine residue(s) can beintroduced into the Fc region, thereby allowing interchain disulfidebond formation in this region. The homodimeric antibody thus generatedcan have improved internalization capability and/or increasedcomplement-mediated cell killing and antibody-dependent cellularcytotoxicity (ADCC). See Caron et al., J. Exp Med., 176: 1191-1195(1992) and Shopes, J. Immunol., 148: 2918-2922 (1992). Homodimericantibodies with enhanced anti-tumor activity can also be prepared usingheterobifunctional cross-linkers as described in Wolff et al. CancerResearch, 53: 2560-2565 (1993). Alternatively, an antibody can beengineered that has dual Fc regions and can thereby have enhancedcomplement lysis and ADCC capabilities. See Stevenson et al.,Anti-Cancer Drug Design, 3: 219-230 (1989).

Immunoconjugates

The invention also pertains to immunoconjugates comprising an antibodyconjugated to a cytotoxic agent such as a chemotherapeutic agent, toxin(e.g., an enzymatically active toxin of bacterial, fungal, plant, oranimal origin, or fragments thereof), or a radioactive isotope (i.e., aradioconjugate).

Chemotherapeutic agents useful in the generation of suchimmunoconjugates have been described above. Enzymatically active toxinsand fragments thereof that can be used include diphtheria A chain,nonbinding active fragments of diphtheria toxin, exotoxin A chain (fromPseudomonas aeruginosa), ricin A chain, abrin A chain, modeccin A chain,alpha-sarcin, Aleurites fordii proteins, dianthin proteins, Phytolacaamericana proteins (PAPI, PAPII, and PAP-S), momordica charantiainhibitor, curcin, crotin, sapaonaria officinalis inhibitor, gelonin,mitogellin, restrictocin, phenomycin, enomycin, and the tricothecenes. Avariety of radionuclides are available for the production ofradioconjugated antibodies. Examples include ²¹²Bi, ¹³¹I, ¹³¹In, ⁹⁰Y,and ¹⁸⁶Re.

Conjugates of the antibody and cytotoxic agent are made using a varietyof bifunctional protein-coupling agents such asN-succinimidyl-3-(2-pyridylditbiol) propionate (SPDP), iminothiolane(IT), bifunctional derivatives of imidoesters (such as dimethyladipimidate HCL), active esters (such as disuccinimidyl suberate),aldehydes (such as glutareldehyde), bis-azido compounds (such as bis(p-azidobenzoyl) hexanediamine), bis-diazonium derivatives (such asbis-(p-diazoniumbenzoyl)-ethylenediamine), diisocyanates (such astolyene 2,6-diisocyanate), and bis-active fluorine compounds (such as1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene). For example, a ricin immunotoxin canbe prepared as described in Vitetta et al., Science 238: 1098 (1987).Carbon-14-labeled 1-isothiocyanatobenzyl-3-methyldiethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (MX-DTPA) is an exemplary chelating agent forconjugation of radionucleotide to the antibody. See WO94/11026.

In another embodiment, the antibody can be conjugated to a “receptor”(such streptavidin) for utilization in tumor pretargeting wherein theantibody-receptor conjugate is administered to the patient, followed byremoval of unbound conjugate from the circulation using a clearing agentand then administration of a “ligand” (e.g., avidin) that is in turnconjugated to a cytotoxic agent.

Immunoliposomes

The antibodies disclosed herein can also be formulated asimmunoliposomes. Liposomes containing the antibody are prepared bymethods known in the art, such as described in Epstein et al., Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 82: 3688 (1985); Hwang et al., Proc. Natl Acad.Sci. USA, 77: 4030 (1980); and U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,485,045 and 4,544,545.Liposomes with enhanced circulation time are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No.5,013,556.

Particularly useful liposomes can be generated by the reverse-phaseevaporation method with a lipid composition comprisingphosphatidylcholine, cholesterol, and PEG-derivatizedphosphatidylethanolamine (PEG-PE). Liposomes are extruded throughfilters of defined pore size to yield liposomes with the desireddiameter. Fab′ fragments of the antibody of the present invention can beconjugated to the liposomes as described in Martin et al., J. Biol.Chem., 257: 286-288 (1982) via a disulfide-interchange reaction. Achemotherapeutic agent (such as Doxorubicin) is optionally containedwithin the liposome. See Gabizon et al., J. National Cancer Inst.,81(19): 1484 (1989).

Diagnostic Applications of Antibodies Directed Against the Proteins ofthe Invention

Antibodies directed against a protein of the invention may be used inmethods known within the art relating to the localization and/orquantitation of the protein (e.g., for use in measuring levels of theprotein within appropriate physiological samples, for use in diagnosticmethods, for use in imaging the protein, and the like). In a givenembodiment, antibodies against the proteins, or derivatives, fragments,analogs or homologs thereof, that contain the antigen binding domain,are utilized as pharmacologically-active compounds (see below).

An antibody specific for a protein of the invention can be used toisolate the protein by standard techniques, such as immunoaffinitychromatography or immunoprecipitation. Such an antibody can facilitatethe purification of the natural protein antigen from cells and ofrecombinantly produced antigen expressed in host cells. Moreover, suchan antibody can be used to detect the antigenic protein (e.g., in acellular lysate or cell supernatant) in order to evaluate the abundanceand pattern of expression of the antigenic protein. Antibodies directedagainst the protein can be used diagnostically to monitor protein levelsin tissue as part of a clinical testing procedure, e.g., to, forexample, determine the efficacy of a given treatment regimen. Detectioncan be facilitated by coupling (i.e., physically linking) the antibodyto a detectable substance. Examples of detectable substances includevarious enzymes, prosthetic groups, fluorescent materials, luminescentmaterials, bioluminescent materials, and radioactive materials. Examplesof suitable enzymes include horseradish peroxidase, alkalinephosphatase, β-galactosidase, or acetylcholinesterase; examples ofsuitable prosthetic group complexes include streptavidin/biotin andavidinibiotin; examples of suitable fluorescent materials includeumbelliferone, fluorescein, fluorescein isothiocyanate, rhodamine,dichlorotriazinylamine fluorescein, dansyl chloride or phycoerythrin; anexample of a luminescent material includes luminol; examples ofbioluminescent materials include luciferase, luciferin, and aequorin,and examples of suitable radioactive material include ¹²⁵I, ¹³¹I, ³⁵S or³H.

Antibody Therapeutics

Antibodies of the invention, including polyclonal, monoclonal, humanizedand fully human antibodies, may used as therapeutic agents. Such agentswill generally be employed to treat or prevent a disease or pathology ina subject. An antibody preparation, preferably one having highspecificity and high affinity for its target antigen, is administered tothe subject and will generally have an effect due to its binding withthe target. Such an effect may be one of two kinds, depending on thespecific nature of the interaction between the given antibody moleculeand the target antigen in question. In the first instance,administration of the antibody may abrogate or inhibit the binding ofthe target with an endogenous ligand to which it naturally binds. Inthis case, the antibody binds to the target and masks a binding site ofthe naturally occurring ligand, wherein the ligand serves as an effectormolecule. Thus the receptor mediates a signal transduction pathway forwhich ligand is responsible.

Alternatively, the effect may be one in which the antibody elicits aphysiological result by virtue of binding to an effector binding site onthe target molecule. In this case the target, a receptor having anendogenous ligand which may be absent or defective in the disease orpathology, binds the antibody as a surrogate effector ligand, initiatinga receptor-based signal transduction event by the receptor.

A therapeutically effective amount of an antibody of the inventionrelates generally to the amount needed to achieve a therapeuticobjective. As noted above, this may be a binding interaction between theantibody and its target antigen that, in certain cases, interferes withthe functioning of the target, and in other cases, promotes aphysiological response. The amount required to be administered willfurthermore depend on the binding affinity of the antibody for itsspecific antigen, and will also depend on the rate at which anadministered antibody is depleted from the free volume other subject towhich it is administered. Common ranges for therapeutically effectivedosing of an antibody or, antibody fragment of the invention may be, byway of nonlimiting example, from about 0.1 mg/kg body weight to about 50mg/kg body weight. Common dosing frequencies may range, for example,from twice daily to once a week.

Pharmaceutical Compositions of Antibodies

Antibodies specifically binding a protein of the invention, as well asother molecules identified by the screening assays disclosed herein, canbe administered for the treatment of various disorders in the form ofpharmaceutical compositions. Principles and considerations involved inpreparing such compositions, as well as guidance in the choice ofcomponents are provided, for example, in Remington: The Science AndPractice Of Pharmacy 19th ed. (Alfonso R. Gennaro, et al., editors) MackPub. Co., Easton, Pa.: 1995; Drug Absorption Enhancement: Concepts,Possibilities, Limitations, And Trends, Harwood Academic Publishers,Langhorne, Pa., 1994; and Peptide And Protein Drug Delivery (Advances InParenteral Sciences, Vol. 4), 1991, M. Dekker, New York.

If the antigenic protein is intracellular and whole antibodies are usedas inhibitors, internalizing antibodies are preferred. However,liposomes can also be used to deliver the antibody, or an antibodyfragment, into cells. Where antibody fragments are used, the smallestinhibitory fragment that specifically binds to the binding domain of thetarget protein is preferred. For example, based upon the variable-regionsequences of an antibody, peptide molecules can be designed that retainthe ability to bind the target protein sequence. Such peptides can besynthesized chemically and/or produced by recombinant DNA technology.See, e.g., Marasco et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 90: 7889-7893(1993). The formulation herein can also contain more than one activecompound as necessary for the particular indication being treated,preferably those with complementary activities that do not adverselyaffect each other. Alternatively, or in addition, the composition cancomprise an agent that enhances its function, such as, for example, acytotoxic agent, cytokine, chemotherapeutic agent, or growth-inhibitoryagent. Such molecules are suitably present in combination in amountsthat are effective for the purpose intended.

The active ingredients can also be entrapped in microcapsules prepared,for example, by coacervation techniques or by interfacialpolymerization, for example, hydroxymethylcellulose orgelatin-microcapsules and poly-(methylmethacrylate) microcapsules,respectively, in colloidal drug delivery systems (for example,liposomes, albumin microspheres, microemulsions, nano-particles, andnanocapsules) or in macroemulsions.

The formulations to be used for in vivo administration must be sterile.This is readily accomplished by filtration through sterile filtrationmembranes.

Sustained-release preparations can be prepared. Suitable examples ofsustained-release preparations include semipermeable matrices of solidhydrophobic polymers containing the antibody, which matrices are in theform of shaped articles, e.g., films, or microcapsules. Examples ofsustained-release matrices include polyesters, hydrogels (for example,poly(2-hydroxyethyl-methacrylate), or poly(vinylalcohol)), polylactides(U.S. Pat. No. 3,773,919), copolymers of L-glutamic acid and γethyl-L-glutamate, non-degradable ethylene-vinyl acetate, degradablelactic acid-glycolic acid copolymers such as the LUPRON DEPOT™(injectable microspheres composed of lactic acid-glycolic acid copolymerand leuprolide acetate), and poly-D-(−)-3-hydroxybutyric acid. Whilepolymers such as ethylene-vinyl acetate and lactic acid-glycolic acidenable release of molecules for over 100 days, certain hydrogels releaseproteins for shorter time periods.

ELISA Assay

An agent for detecting an analyte protein is an antibody capable ofbinding to an analyte protein, preferably an antibody with a detectablelabel. Antibodies can be polyclonal, or more preferably, monoclonal. Anintact antibody, or a fragment thereof (e.g., F_(ab) or F_((ab)2)) canbe used. The term “labeled”, with regard to the probe or antibody, isintended to encompass direct labeling of the probe or antibody bycoupling (i.e., physically linking) a detectable substance to the probeor antibody, as well as indirect labeling of the probe or antibody byreactivity with another reagent that is directly labeled. Examples ofindirect labeling include detection of a primary antibody using afluorescently-labeled secondary antibody and end-labeling of a DNA probewith biotin such that it can be detected with fluorescently-labeledstreptavidin. The term “biological sample” is intended to includetissues, cells and biological fluids isolated from a subject, as well astissues, cells and fluids present within a subject. Included within theusage of the term “biological sample”, therefore, is blood and afraction or component of blood including blood serum, blood plasma, orlymph. That is, the detection method of the invention can be used todetect an analyte mRNA, protein, or genomic DNA in a biological samplein vitro as well as in vivo. For example, in vitro techniques fordetection of an analyte mRNA include Northern hybridizations and in situhybridizations. In vitro techniques for detection of an analyte proteininclude enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), Western blots,immunoprecipitations, and immunofluorescence. In vitro techniques fordetection of an analyte genomic DNA include Southern hybridizations.Procedures for conducting immunoassays are described, for example in“ELISA: Theory and Practice: Methods in Molecular Biology”, Vol. 42, J.R. Crowther (Ed.) Human Press, Totowa, N.J., 1995; “Immunoassay”, E.Diamandis and T. Christopoulus, Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, Calif.,1996; and “Practice and Theory of Enzyme Immunoassays”, P. Tijssen,Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, 1985. Furthermore, in vivotechniques for detection of an analyte protein include introducing intoa subject a labeled anti-an analyte protein antibody. For example, theantibody can be labeled with a radioactive marker whose presence andlocation in a subject can be detected by standard imaging techniques.

NOVX Recombinant Expression Vectors and Host Cells

Another aspect of the invention pertains to vectors, preferablyexpression vectors, containing a nucleic acid encoding a NOVX protein,or derivatives, fragments, analogs or homologs thereof. As used herein,the term “vector” refers to a nucleic acid molecule capable oftransporting another nucleic acid to which it has been linked. One typeof vector is a “plasmid”, which refers to a circular double stranded DNAloop into which additional DNA segments can be ligated. Another type ofvector is a viral vector, wherein additional DNA segments can be ligatedinto the viral genome. Certain vectors are capable of autonomousreplication in a host cell into which they are introduced (e.g.,bacterial vectors having a bacterial origin of replication and episomalmammalian vectors). Other vectors (e.g., non-episomal mammalian vectors)are integrated into the genome of a host cell upon introduction into thehost cell, and thereby are replicated along with the host genome.Moreover, certain vectors are capable of directing the expression ofgenes to which they are operatively-linked. Such vectors are referred toherein as “expression vectors”. In general, useful expression vectors inrecombinant DNA techniques are often in the form of plasmids. In thepresent specification, “plasmid” and “vector” can be usedinterchangeably as the plasmid is the most commonly used form of vector.However, the invention is intended to include such other forms ofexpression vectors, such as viral vectors (e.g., replication defectiveretroviruses, adenoviruses and adeno-associated viruses), which serveequivalent functions.

The recombinant expression vectors of the invention comprise a nucleicacid of the invention in a form suitable for expression of the nucleicacid in a host cell, which means that the recombinant expression vectorsinclude one or more regulatory sequences, selected on the basis of thehost cells to be used for expression, that is operatively-linked to thenucleic acid sequence to be expressed. Within a recombinant expressionvector, “operably-linked” is intended to mean that the nucleotidesequence of interest is linked to the regulatory sequence(s) in a mannerthat allows for expression of the nucleotide sequence (e.g., in an invitro transcription/translation system or in a host cell when the vectoris introduced into the host cell).

The term “regulatory sequence” is intended to includes promoters,enhancers and other expression control elements (e.g., polyadenylationsignals). Such regulatory sequences are described, for example, inGoeddel, GENE EXPRESSION TECHNOLOGY: METHODS IN ENZYMOLOGY 185, AcademicPress, San Diego, Calif. (1990). Regulatory sequences include those thatdirect constitutive expression of a nucleotide sequence in many types ofhost cell and those that direct expression of the nucleotide sequenceonly in certain host cells (e.g., tissue-specific regulatory sequences).It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the design ofthe expression vector can depend on such factors as the choice of thehost cell to be transformed, the level of expression of protein desired,etc. The expression vectors of the invention can be introduced into hostcells to thereby produce proteins or peptides, including fusion proteinsor peptides, encoded by nucleic acids as described herein (e.g., NOVXproteins, mutant forms of NOVX proteins, fusion proteins, etc.).

The recombinant expression vectors of the invention can be designed forexpression of NOVX proteins in prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells. Forexample, NOVX proteins can be expressed in bacterial cells such asEscherichia coli, insect cells (using baculovirus expression vectors)yeast cells or mammalian cells. Suitable host cells are discussedfurther in Goeddel, GENE EXPRESSION TECHNOLOGY: METHODS IN ENZYMOLOGY185, Academic Press, San Diego, Calif. (1990). Alternatively, therecombinant expression vector can be transcribed and translated invitro, for example using T7 promoter regulatory sequences and T7polymerase.

Expression of proteins in prokaryotes is most often carried out inEscherichia coli with vectors containing constitutive or induciblepromoters directing the expression of either fusion or non-fusionproteins. Fusion vectors add a number of amino acids to a proteinencoded therein, usually to the amino terminus of the recombinantprotein. Such fusion vectors typically serve three purposes: (i) toincrease expression of recombinant protein; (ii) to increase thesolubility of the recombinant protein; and (iii) to aid in thepurification of the recombinant protein by acting as a ligand inaffinity purification. Often, in fusion expression vectors, aproteolytic cleavage site is introduced at the junction of the fusionmoiety and the recombinant protein to enable separation of therecombinant protein from the fusion moiety subsequent to purification ofthe fusion protein. Such enzymes, and their cognate recognitionsequences, include Factor Xa, thrombin and enterokinase. Typical fusionexpression vectors include pGEX (Pharmacia Biotech Inc; Smith andJohnson, 1988. Gene 67: 31-40), pMAL (New England Biolabs, Beverly,Mass.) and pRIT5 (Pharmacia, Piscataway, N.J.) that fuse glutathioneS-transferase (GST), maltose E binding protein, or protein A,respectively, to the target recombinant protein.

Examples of suitable inducible non-fusion E. coli expression vectorsinclude pTrc (Amrann et al., (1988) Gene 69:301-315) and pET 11d(Studier et al., GENE EXPRESSION TECHNOLOGY: METHODS IN ENZYMOLOGY 185,Academic Press, San Diego, Calif. (1990) 60-89).

One strategy to maximize recombinant protein expression in E. coli is toexpress the protein in a host bacteria with an impaired capacity toproteolytically cleave the recombinant protein. See, e.g., Gottesman,GENE EXPRESSION TECHNOLOGY: METHODS IN ENZYMOLOGY 185, Academic Press,San Diego, Calif. (1990) 119-128. Another strategy is to alter thenucleic acid sequence of the nucleic acid to be inserted into anexpression vector so that the individual codons for each amino acid arethose preferentially utilized in E. coli (see, e.g., Wada, et al., 1992.Nucl. Acids Res. 20: 2111-2118). Such alteration of nucleic acidsequences of the invention can be carried out by standard DNA synthesistechniques.

In another embodiment, the NOVX expression vector is a yeast expressionvector. Examples of vectors for expression in yeast Saccharomycescerivisae include pYepSec 1 (Baldari, et al., 1987. EMBO J. 6: 229-234),pMFa (Kutjan and Herskowitz, 1982. Cell 30: 933-943), pJRY88 (Schultz etal., 1987. Gene 54: 113-123), pYES2 (Invitrogen Corporation, San Diego,Calif), and picZ (InVitrogen Corp, San Diego, Calif.).

Alternatively, NOVX can be expressed in insect cells using baculovirusexpression vectors. Baculovirus vectors available for expression ofproteins in cultured insect cells (e.g., SF9 cells) include the pAcseries (Smith, et al., 1983. Mol. Cell. Biol. 3: 2156-2165) and the pVLseries (Lucklow and Summers, 1989. Virology 170: 31-39).

In yet another embodiment, a nucleic acid of the invention is expressedin mammalian cells using a mammalian expression vector. Examples ofmammalian expression vectors include pCDM8 (Seed, 1987. Nature 329: 840)and pMT2PC (Kaufman, et al., 1987. EMBO J. 6: 187-195). When used inmammalian cells, the expression vector's control functions are oftenprovided by viral regulatory elements. For example, commonly usedpromoters are derived from polyoma, adenovirus 2, cytomegalovirus, andsimian virus 40. For other suitable expression systems for bothprokaryotic and eukaryotic cells see, e.g., Chapters 16 and 17 ofSambrook, et al., MOLECULAR CLONING: A LABORATORY MANUAL. 2nd ed., ColdSpring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, ColdSpring Harbor, N.Y., 1989.

In another embodiment, the recombinant mammalian expression vector iscapable of directing expression of the nucleic acid preferentially in aparticular cell type (e.g., tissue-specific regulatory elements are usedto express the nucleic acid). Tissue-specific regulatory elements areknown in the art. Non-limiting examples of suitable tissue-specificpromoters include the albumin promoter (liver-specific; Pinkert, et al.,1987. Genes Dev. 1: 268-277), lymphoid-specific promoters (Calame andEaton, 1988. Adv. Immunol. 43: 235-275), in particular promoters of Tcell receptors (Winoto and Baltimore, 1989. EMBO J. 8: 729-733) andimmunoglobulins (Baneiji, et al., 1983. Cell 33: 729-740; Queen andBaltimore, 1983. Cell 33: 741-748), neuron-specific promoters (e.g., theneurofilament promoter; Byrne and Ruddle, 1989. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.USA 86: 5473-5477), pancreas-specific promoters (Edlund, et al., 1985.Science 230: 912-916), and mammary gland-specific promoters (e.g., milkwhey promoter; U.S. Pat. No. 4,873,316 and European ApplicationPublication No. 264,166). Developmentally-regulated promoters are alsoencompassed, e.g., the murine hox promoters (Kessel and Gruss, 1990.Science 249: 374-379) and the cc-fetoprotein promoter (Campes andTilghman, 1989. Genes Dev. 3: 537-546).

The invention further provides a recombinant expression vectorcomprising a DNA molecule of the invention cloned into the expressionvector in an antisense orientation. That is, the DNA molecule isoperatively-linked to a regulatory sequence in a manner that allows forexpression (by transcription of the DNA molecule) of an RNA moleculethat is antisense to NOVX mRNA. Regulatory sequences operatively linkedto a nucleic acid cloned in the antisense orientation can be chosen thatdirect the continuous expression of the antisense RNA molecule in avariety of cell types, for instance viral promoters and/or enhancers, orregulatory sequences can be chosen that direct constitutive, tissuespecific or cell type specific expression of antisense RNA. Theantisense expression vector can be in the form of a recombinant plasmid,phagemid or attenuated virus in which antisense nucleic acids areproduced under the control of a high efficiency regulatory region, theactivity of which can be determined by the cell type into which thevector is introduced. For a discussion of the regulation of geneexpression using antisense genes see, e.g., Weintraub, et al.,“Antisense RNA as a molecular tool for genetic analysis,” Reviews-Trendsin Genetics, Vol. 1(1) 1986.

Another aspect of the invention pertains to host cells into which arecombinant expression vector of the invention has been introduced. Theterms “host cell” and “recombinant host cell” are used interchangeablyherein. It is understood that such terms refer not only to theparticular subject cell but also to the progeny or potential progeny ofsuch a cell. Because certain modifications may occur in succeedinggenerations due to either mutation or environmental influences, suchprogeny may not, in fact, be identical to the parent cell, but are stillincluded within the scope of the term as used herein.

A host cell can be any prokaryotic or eukaryotic cell. For example, NOVXprotein can be expressed in bacterial cells such as E. coli, insectcells, yeast or mammalian cells (such as Chinese hamster ovary cells(CHO) or COS cells). Other suitable host cells are known to thoseskilled in the art.

Vector DNA can be introduced into prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells viaconventional transformation or transfection techniques. As used herein,the terms “transformation” and “transfection” are intended to refer to avariety of art-recognized techniques for introducing foreign nucleicacid (e.g., DNA) into a host cell, including calcium phosphate orcalcium chloride co-precipitation, DEAE-dextran-mediated transfection,lipofection, or electroporation. Suitable methods for transforming ortransfecting host cells can be found in Sambrook, et al. (MOLECULARCLONING: A LABORATORY MANUAL. 2nd ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989),and other laboratory manuals.

For stable transfection of mammalian cells, it is known that, dependingupon the expression vector and transfection technique used, only a smallfraction of cells may integrate the foreign DNA into their genome. Inorder to identify and select these integrants, a gene that encodes aselectable marker (e.g., resistance to antibiotics) is generallyintroduced into the host cells along with the gene of interest. Variousselectable markers include those that confer resistance to drugs, suchas G418, hygromycin and methotrexate. Nucleic acid encoding a selectablemarker can be introduced into a host cell on the same vector as thatencoding NOVX or can be introduced on a separate vector. Cells stablytransfected with the introduced nucleic acid can be identified by drugselection (e.g., cells that have incorporated the selectable marker genewill survive, while the other cells die).

A host cell of the invention, such as a prokaryotic or eukaryotic hostcell in culture, can be used to produce (i.e., express) NOVX protein.Accordingly, the invention further provides methods for producing NOVXprotein using the host cells of the invention. In one embodiment, themethod comprises culturing the host cell of invention (into which arecombinant expression vector encoding NOVX protein has been introduced)in a suitable medium such that NOVX protein is produced. In anotherembodiment, the method further comprises isolating NOVX protein from themedium or the host cell.

Transgenic NOVX Animals

The host cells of the invention can also be used to produce non-humantransgenic animals. For example, in one embodiment, a host cell of theinvention is a fertilized oocyte or an embryonic stem cell into whichNOVX protein-coding sequences have been introduced. Such host cells canthen be used to create non-human transgenic animals in which exogenousNOVX sequences have been introduced into their genome or homologousrecombinant animals in which endogenous NOVX sequences have beenaltered. Such animals are useful for studying the function and/oractivity of NOVX protein and for identifying and/or evaluatingmodulators of NOVX protein activity. As used herein, a “transgenicanimal” is a non-human animal, preferably a mammal, more preferably arodent such as a rat or mouse, in which one or more of the cells of theanimal includes a transgene. Other examples of transgenic animalsinclude non-human primates, sheep, dogs, cows, goats, chickens,amphibians, etc. A transgene is exogenous DNA that is integrated intothe genome of a cell from which a transgenic animal develops and that.remains in the genome of the mature animal, thereby directing theexpression of an encoded gene product in one or more cell types ortissues of the transgenic animal. As used herein, a “homologousrecombinant animal” is a non-human animal, preferably a mammal, morepreferably a mouse, in which an endogenous NOVX gene has been altered byhomologous recombination between the endogenous gene and an exogenousDNA molecule introduced into a cell of the animal, e.g., an embryoniccell of the animal, prior to development of the animal.

A transgenic animal of the invention can be created by introducingNOVX-encoding nucleic acid into the male pronuclei of a fertilizedoocyte (e.g., by microinjection, retroviral infection) and allowing theoocyte to develop in a pseudopregnant female foster animal. The humanNOVX cDNA sequences, i.e., any one of SEQ ID NOS:2n−1, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, can be introduced as a transgene into thegenome of a non-human animal. Alternatively, a non-human homologue ofthe human NOVX gene, such as a mouse NOVX gene, can be isolated based onhybridization to the human NOVX cDNA (described further supra) and usedas a transgene. Intronic sequences and polyadenylation signals can alsobe included in the transgene to increase the efficiency of expression ofthe transgene. A tissue-specific regulatory sequence(s) can beoperably-linked to the NOVX transgene to direct expression of NOVXprotein to particular cells. Methods for generating transgenic animalsvia embryo manipulation and microinjection, particularly animals such asmice, have become conventional in the art and are described, forexample, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,736,866; 4,870,009; and 4,873,191; andHogan, 1986. In: MANIPULATING THE MOUSE EMBRYO, Cold Spring HarborLaboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. Similar methods are used forproduction of other transgenic animals. A transgenic founder animal canbe identified based upon the presence of the NOVX transgene in itsgenome and/or expression of NOVX mRNA in tissues or cells of theanimals. A transgenic founder animal can then be used to breedadditional animals carrying the transgene. Moreover, transgenic animalscarrying a transgene-encoding NOVX protein can further be bred to othertransgenic animals carrying other transgenes.

To create a homologous recombinant animal, a vector is prepared whichcontains at least a portion of a NOVX gene into which a deletion,addition or substitution has been introduced to thereby alter, e.g.,functionally disrupt, the NOVX gene. The NOVX gene can be a human gene(e.g., the cDNA of any one of SEQ ID NOS:2n−1, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141), but more preferably, is a non-human homologue of ahuman NOVX gene. For example, a mouse homologue of human NOVX gene ofSEQ ID NOS:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, can be usedto construct a homologous recombination vector suitable for altering anendogenous NOVX gene in the mouse genome. In one embodiment, the vectoris designed such that, upon homologous recombination, the endogenousNOVX gene is functionally disrupted (i.e., no longer encodes afunctional protein; also referred to as a “knock out” vector).

Alternatively, the vector can be designed such that, upon homologousrecombination, the endogenous NOVX gene is mutated or otherwise alteredbut still encodes functional protein (e.g., the upstream regulatoryregion can be altered to thereby alter the expression of the endogenousNOVX protein). In the homologous recombination vector, the alteredportion of the NOVX gene is flanked at its 5′- and 3′-termini byadditional nucleic acid of the NOVX gene to allow for homologousrecombination to occur between the exogenous NOVX gene carried by thevector and an endogenous NOVX gene in an embryonic stem cell. Theadditional flanking NOVX nucleic acid is of sufficient length forsuccessful homologous recombination with the endogenous gene. Typically,several kilobases of flanking DNA (both at the 5′- and 3′-termini) areincluded in the vector. See, e.g., Thomas, et al., 1987. Cell 51: 503for a description of homologous recombination vectors. The vector is tenintroduced into an embryonic stem cell line (e.g., by electroporation)and cells in which the introduced NOVX gene has homologously-recombinedwith the endogenous NOVX gene are selected. See, e.g., Li, et al., 1992.Cell 69: 915.

The selected cells are then injected into a blastocyst of an animal(e.g., a mouse) to form aggregation chimeras. See, e.g., Bradley, 1987.In: TERATOCARCINOMAS AND EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS: A PRACTICAL APPROACH,Robertson, ed. IRL, Oxford, pp. 113-152. A chimeric embryo can then beimplanted into a suitable pseudopregnant female foster animal and theembryo brought to term. Progeny harboring the homologously-recombinedDNA in their germ cells can be used to breed animals in which all cellsof the animal contain the homologously-recombined DNA by germlinetransmission of the transgene. Methods for constructing homologousrecombination vectors and homologous recombinant animals are describedfurther in Bradley, 1991. Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 2: 823-829; PCTInternational Publication Nos.: WO 90/11354; WO 91/01140; WO 92/0968;and WO 93/04169.

In another embodiment, transgenic non-humans animals can be producedthat contain selected systems that allow for regulated expression of thetransgene. One example of such a system is the cre/loxP recombinasesystem of bacteriophage P1. For a description of the cre/loxPrecombinase system, See, e.g., Lakso, et al., 1992. Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA 89: 6232-6236. Another example of a recombinase system is theFLP recombinase system of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. See, O'Gorman, etal., 1991. Science 251:1351-1355. If a cre/loxP recombinase system isused to regulate expression of the transgene, animals containingtransgenes encoding both the Cre recombinase and a selected protein arerequired. Such animals can be provided through the construction of“double” transgenic animals, e.g., by mating two transgenic animals, onecontaining a transgene encoding a selected protein and the othercontaining a transgene encoding a recombinase.

Clones of the non-human transgenic animals described herein can also beproduced according to the methods described in Wilmut, et al., 1997.Nature 385: 810-813. In brief, a cell (e.g., a somatic cell) from thetransgenic animal can be isolated and induced to exit the growth cycleand enter G₀ phase. The quiescent cell can then be fused, e.g., throughthe use of electrical pulses, to an enucleated oocyte from an animal ofthe same species from which the quiescent cell is isolated. Thereconstructed oocyte is then cultured such that it develops to morula orblastocyte and then transferred to pseudopregnant female foster animal.The offspring borne of this female foster animal will be a clone of theanimal from which the cell (e.g., the somatic cell) is isolated.

Pharmaceutical Compositions

The NOVX nucleic acid molecules, NOVX proteins, and anti-NOVX antibodies(also referred to herein as “active compounds”) of the invention, andderivatives, fragments, analogs and homologs thereof, can beincorporated into pharmaceutical compositions suitable foradministration. Such compositions typically comprise the nucleic acidmolecule, protein, or antibody and a pharmaceutically acceptablecarrier. As used herein, “pharmaceutically acceptable carrier” isintended to include any and all solvents, dispersion media, coatings,antibacterial and antifungal agents, isotonic and absorption delayingagents, and the like, compatible with pharmaceutical administration.Suitable carriers are described in the most recent edition ofRemington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, a standard reference text in thefield, which is incorporated herein by reference. Preferred examples ofsuch carriers or diluents include, but are not limited to, water,saline, finger's solutions, dextrose solution, and 5% human serumalbumin. Liposomes and non-aqueous vehicles such as fixed oils may alsobe used. The use of such media and agents for pharmaceutically activesubstances is well known in the art. Except insofar as any conventionalmedia or agent is incompatible with the active compound, use thereof inthe compositions is contemplated. Supplementary active compounds canalso be incorporated into the compositions.

A pharmaceutical composition of the invention is formulated to becompatible with its intended route of administration. Examples of routesof administration include parenteral, e.g., intravenous, intradermal,subcutaneous, oral (e.g., inhalation), transdermal (i.e., topical),transmucosal, and rectal administration. Solutions or suspensions usedfor parenteral, intradermal, or subcutaneous application can include thefollowing components: a sterile diluent such as water for injection,saline solution, fixed oils, polyethylene glycols, glycerine, propyleneglycol or other synthetic solvents; antibacterial agents such as benzylalcohol or methyl parabens; antioxidants such as ascorbic acid or sodiumbisulfite; chelating agents such as ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid(EDTA); buffers such as acetates, citrates or phosphates, and agents forthe adjustment of tonicity such as sodium chloride or dextrose. The pHcan be adjusted with acids or bases, such as hydrochloric acid or sodiumhydroxide. The parenteral preparation can be enclosed in ampoules,disposable syringes or multiple dose vials made of glass or plastic.

Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for injectable use include sterileaqueous solutions (where water soluble) or dispersions and sterilepowders for the extemporaneous preparation of sterile injectablesolutions or dispersion. For intravenous administration, suitablecarriers include physiological saline, bacteriostatic water, CremophorEL™ (BASF, Parsippany, N.J.) or phosphate buffered saline (PBS). In allcases, the composition must be sterile and should be fluid to the extentthat easy syringeability exists. It must be stable under the conditionsof manufacture and storage and must be preserved against thecontaminating action of microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi. Thecarrier can be a solvent or dispersion medium containing, for example,water, ethanol, polyol (for example, glycerol, propylene glycol, andliquid polyethylene glycol, and the like), and suitable mixturesthereof. The proper fluidity can be maintained, for example, by the useof a coating such as lecithin, by the maintenance of the requiredparticle size in the case of dispersion and by the use of surfactants.Prevention of the action of microorganisms can be achieved by variousantibacterial and antifungal agents, for example, parabens,chlorobutanol, phenol, ascorbic acid, thimerosal, and the like. In manycases, it will be preferable to include isotonic agents, for example,sugars, polyalcohols such as manitol, sorbitol, sodium chloride in thecomposition. Prolonged absorption of the injectable compositions can bebrought about by including in the composition an agent which delaysabsorption, for example, aluminum monostearate and gelatin.

Sterile injectable solutions can be prepared by incorporating the activecompound (e.g., a NOVX protein or anti-NOVX antibody) in the requiredamount in an appropriate solvent with one or a combination ofingredients enumerated above, as required, followed by filteredsterilization. Generally, dispersions are prepared by incorporating theactive compound into a sterile vehicle that contains a basic dispersionmedium and the required other ingredients from those-enumerated above.In the case of sterile powders for the preparation of sterile injectablesolutions, methods of preparation are vacuum drying and freeze-dryingthat yields a powder of the active ingredient plus any additionaldesired ingredient from a previously sterile-filtered solution thereof.

Oral compositions generally include an inert diluent or an ediblecarrier. They can be enclosed in gelatin capsules or compressed intotablets. For the purpose of oral therapeutic administration, the activecompound can be incorporated with excipients and used in the form oftablets, troches, or capsules. Oral compositions can also be preparedusing a fluid carrier for use as a mouthwash, wherein the compound inthe fluid carrier is applied orally and swished and expectorated orswallowed. Pharmaceutically compatible binding agents, and/or adjuvantmaterials can be included as part of the composition. The tablets,pills, capsules, troches and the like can contain any of the followingingredients, or compounds of a similar nature: a binder such asmicrocrystalline cellulose, gum tragacanth or gelatin; an excipient suchas starch or lactose, a disintegrating agent such as alginic acid,Primogel, or corn starch; a lubricant such as magnesium stearate orSterotes; a glidant such as colloidal silicon dioxide; a sweeteningagent such as sucrose or saccharin; or a flavoring agent such aspeppermint, methyl salicylate, or orange flavoring.

For administration by inhalation, the compounds are delivered in theform of an aerosol spray from pressured container or dispenser whichcontains a suitable propellant, e.g., a gas such as carbon dioxide, or anebulizer.

Systemic administration can also be by transmucosal or transdermalmeans. For transmucosal or transdermal administration, penetrantsappropriate to the barrier to be permeated are used in the formulation.Such penetrants are generally known in the art, and include, forexample, for transmucosal administration, detergents, bile salts, andfusidic acid derivatives. Transmucosal administration can beaccomplished through the use of nasal sprays or suppositories. Fortransdermal administration, the active compounds are formulated intoointments, salves, gels, or creams as generally known in the art.

The compounds can also be prepared in the form of suppositories (e.g.,with conventional suppository bases such as cocoa butter and otherglycerides) or retention enemas for rectal delivery.

In one embodiment, the active compounds are prepared with carriers thatwill protect the compound against rapid elimination from the body, suchas a controlled release formulation, including implants andmicroencapsulated delivery systems. Biodegradable, biocompatiblepolymers can be used, such as ethylene vinyl acetate, polyanhydrides,polyglycolic acid, collagen, polyorthoesters, and polylactic acid.Methods for preparation of such formulations will be apparent to thoseskilled in the art. The materials can also be obtained commercially fromAlza Corporation and Nova Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Liposomal suspensions(including liposomes targeted to infected cells with monoclonalantibodies to viral antigens) can also be used as pharmaceuticallyacceptable carriers. These can be prepared according to methods known tothose skilled in the art, for example, as described in U.S. Pat. No.4,522,811.

It is especially advantageous to formulate oral or parenteralcompositions in dosage unit form for ease of administration anduniformity of dosage. Dosage unit form as used herein refers tophysically discrete units suited as unitary dosages for the subject tobe treated; each unit containing a predetermined quantity of activecompound calculated to produce the desired therapeutic effect inassociation with the required pharmaceutical carrier. The specificationfor the dosage unit forms of the invention are dictated by and directlydependent on the unique characteristics of the active compound and theparticular therapeutic effect to be achieved, and the limitationsinherent in the art of compounding such an active compound for thetreatment of individuals.

The nucleic acid molecules of the invention can be inserted into vectorsand used as gene therapy vectors. Gene therapy vectors can be deliveredto a subject by, for example, intravenous injection, localadministration (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,328,470) or by stereotacticinjection (see, e.g., Chen, et al., 1994. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91:3054-3057). The pharmaceutical preparation of the gene therapy vectorcan include the gene therapy vector in an acceptable diluent, or cancomprise a slow release matrix in which the gene delivery vehicle isimbedded. Alternatively, where the complete gene delivery vector can beproduced intact from recombinant cells, e.g., retroviral vectors, thepharmaceutical preparation can include one or more cells that producethe gene delivery system.

The pharmaceutical compositions can be included in a container, pack, ordispenser together with instructions for administration.

Screening and Detection Methods

The isolated nucleic acid molecules of the invention can be used toexpress NOVX protein (e.g., via a recombinant expression vector in ahost cell in gene therapy applications), to detect NOVX mRNA (e.g., in abiological sample) or a genetic lesion in a NOVX gene, and to modulateNOVX activity, as described further, below. In addition, the NOVXproteins can be used to screen drugs or compounds that modulate the NOVXprotein activity or expression as well as to treat disorderscharacterized by insufficient or excessive production of NOVX protein orproduction of NOVX protein forms that have decreased or aberrantactivity compared to NOVX wild-type protein (e.g.; diabetes (regulatesinsulin release); obesity (binds and transport lipids); metabolicdisturbances associated with obesity, the metabolic syndrome X as wellas anorexia and wasting disorders associated with chronic diseases andvarious cancers, and infectious disease(possesses anti-microbialactivity) and the various dyslipidemias. In addition, the anti-NOVXantibodies of the invention can be used to detect and isolate NOVXproteins and modulate NOVX activity. In yet a further aspect, theinvention can be used in methods to influence appetite, absorption ofnutrients and the disposition of metabolic substrates in both a positiveand negative fashion.

The invention further pertains to novel agents identified by thescreening assays described herein and uses thereof for treatments asdescribed, supra.

Screening Assays

The invention provides a method (also referred to herein as a “screeningassay”) for identifying modulators, i.e., candidate or test compounds oragents (e.g., peptides, peptidomimetics, small molecules or other drugs)that bind to NOVX proteins or have a stimulatory or inhibitory effecton, e.g., NOVX protein expression or NOVX protein activity. Theinvention also includes compounds identified in the screening assaysdescribed herein.

In one embodiment, the invention provides assays for screening candidateor test compounds which bind to or modulate the activity of themembrane-bound form of a NOVX protein or polypeptide orbiologically-active portion thereof. The test compounds of the inventioncan be obtained using any of the numerous approaches in combinatoriallibrary methods known in the art, including: biological libraries;spatially addressable parallel solid phase or solution phase libraries;synthetic library methods requiring deconvolution; the “one-beadone-compound” library method; and synthetic library methods usingaffinity chromatography selection. The biological library approach islimited to peptide libraries, while the other four approaches areapplicable to peptide, non-peptide oligomer or small molecule librariesof compounds. See, e.g., Lam, 1997. Anticancer Drug Design 12: 145.

A “small molecule” as used herein, is meant to refer to a compositionthat has a molecular weight of less than about 5 kD and most preferablyless than about 4 kD. Small molecules can be, e.g., nucleic acids,peptides, polypeptides, peptidomimetics, carbohydrates, lipids or otherorganic or inorganic molecules. Libraries of chemical and/or biologicalmixtures, such as fungal, bacterial, or algal extracts, are known in theart and can be screened with any of the assays of the invention.

Examples of methods for the synthesis of molecular libraries can befound in the art, for example in: DeWitt, et al., 1993. Proc. Natl.Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 90: 6909; Erb, et al., 1994. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.U.S.A. 91: 11422; Zuckermann, et al., 1994. J. Med. Chem. 37: 2678; Cho,et al., 1993. Science 261: 1303; Carrell, et al., 1994. Angew. Chem.Int. Ed. Engl. 33: 2059; Carell, et al., 1994. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.Engl. 33: 2061; and Gallop, et al., 1994. J. Med. Chem. 37: 1233.

Libraries of compounds may be presented in solution (e.g., Houghten,1992. Biotechniques 13: 412-421), or on beads (Lam, 1991. Nature 354:82-84), on chips (Fodor, 1993. Nature 364: 555-556), bacteria (Ladner,U.S. Pat. No. 5,223,409), spores (Ladner, U.S. Pat. No. 5,233,409),plasmids (Cull, et al., 1992. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89: 1865-1869)or on phage (Scott and Smith, 1990. Science 249: 386-390; Devlin, 1990.Science 249: 404-406; Cwirla, et al., 1990. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.U.S.A. 87: 6378-6382; Felici, 1991. J. Mol. Biol. 222: 301-310; Ladner,U.S. Pat. No. 5,233,409.).

In one embodiment, an assay is a cell-based assay in which a cell whichexpresses a membrane-bound form of NOVX protein, or abiologically-active portion thereof, on the cell surface is contactedwith a test compound and the ability of the test compound to bind to aNOVX protein determined. The cell, for example, can of mammalian originor a yeast cell. Determining the ability of the test compound to bind tothe NOVX protein can be accomplished, for example, by coupling the testcompound with a radioisotope or enzymatic label such that binding of thetest compound to the NOVX protein or biologically-active portion thereofcan be determined by detecting the labeled compound in a complex. Forexample, test compounds can be labeled with ¹²⁵I, ³⁵S, ¹⁴C, or ³H,either directly or indirectly, and the radioisotope detected by directcounting of radioemission or by scintillation counting. Alternatively,test compounds can be enzymatically-labeled with, for example,horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase, or luciferase, and theenzymatic label detected by determination of conversion of anappropriate substrate to product. In one embodiment, the assay comprisescontacting a cell which expresses a membrane-bound form of NOVX protein,or a biologically-active portion thereof, on the cell surface with aknown compound which binds NOVX to form an assay mixture, contacting theassay mixture with a test compound, and determining the ability of thetest compound to interact with a NOVX protein, wherein determining theability of the test compound to interact with a NOVX protein comprisesdetermining the ability of the test compound to preferentially bind toNOVX protein or a biologically-active portion thereof as compared to theknown compound.

In another embodiment, an assay is a cell-based assay comprisingcontacting a cell expressing a membrane-bound form of NOVX protein, or abiologically-active portion thereof, on the cell surface with a testcompound and determining the ability of the test compound to modulate(e.g., stimulate or inhibit) the activity of the NOVX protein orbiologically-active portion thereof. Determining the ability of the testcompound to modulate the activity of NOVX or a biologically-activeportion thereof can be accomplished, for example, by determining theability of the NOVX protein to bind to or interact with a NOVX targetmolecule. As used herein, a “target molecule” is a molecule with which aNOVX protein binds or interacts in nature, for example, a molecule onthe surface of a cell which expresses a NOVX interacting protein, amolecule on the surface of a second cell, a molecule in theextracellular milieu, a molecule associated with the internal surface ofa cell membrane or a cytoplasmic molecule. a NOVX target molecule can bea non-NOVX molecule or a NOVX protein or polypeptide of the invention.In one embodiment, a NOVX target molecule is a component of a signaltransduction pathway that facilitates transduction of an extracellularsignal (e.g. a signal generated by binding of a compound to amembrane-bound NOVX molecule) through the cell membrane and into thecell. The target, for example, can be a second intercellular proteinthat has catalytic activity or a protein that facilitates theassociation of downstream signaling molecules with NOVX.

Determining the ability of the NOVX protein to bind to or interact witha NOVX target molecule can be accomplished by one of the methodsdescribed above for determining direct binding. In one embodiment,determining the ability of the NOVX protein to bind to or interact witha NOVX target molecule can be accomplished by determining the activityof the target molecule. For example, the activity of the target moleculecan be determined by detecting induction of a cellular second messengerof the target (i.e. intracellular Ca²⁺, diacylglycerol, IP₃, etc.),detecting catalytic/enzymatic activity of the target an appropriatesubstrate, detecting the induction of a reporter gene (comprising aNOVX-responsive regulatory element operatively linked to a nucleic acidencoding a detectable marker, e.g., luciferase), or detecting a cellularresponse, for example, cell survival, cellular differentiation, or cellproliferation.

In yet another embodiment, an assay of the invention is a cell-freeassay comprising contacting a NOVX protein or biologically-activeportion thereof with a test compound and determining the ability of thetest compound to bind to the NOVX protein or biologically-active portionthereof. Binding of the test compound to the NOVX protein can bedetermined either directly or indirectly as described above. In one suchembodiment, the assay comprises contacting the NOVX protein orbiologically-active portion thereof with a known compound which bindsNOVX to form an assay mixture, contacting the assay mixture with a testcompound, and determining the ability of the test compound to interactwith a NOVX protein, wherein determining the ability of the testcompound to interact with a NOVX protein comprises determining theability of the test compound to preferentially bind to NOVX orbiologically-active portion thereof as compared to the known compound.

In still another embodiment, an assay is a cell-free assay comprisingcontacting NOVX protein or biologically-active portion thereof with atest compound and determining the ability of the test compound tomodulate (e.g. stimulate or inhibit) the activity of the NOVX protein orbiologically-active portion thereof. Determining the ability of the testcompound to modulate the activity of NOVX can be accomplished, forexample, by determining the ability of the NOVX protein to bind to aNOVX target molecule by one of the methods described above fordetermining direct binding. In an alternative embodiment, determiningthe ability of the test compound to modulate the activity of NOVXprotein can be accomplished by determining the ability of the NOVXprotein further modulate a NOVX target molecule. For example, thecatalytic/enzymatic activity of the target molecule on an appropriatesubstrate can be determined as described, supra.

In yet another embodiment, the cell-free assay comprises contacting theNOVX protein or biologically-active portion thereof with a knowncompound which binds NOVX protein to form an assay mixture, contactingthe assay mixture with a test compound, and determining the ability ofthe test compound to interact with a NOVX protein, wherein determiningthe ability of the test compound to interact with a NOVX proteincomprises determining the ability of the NOVX protein to preferentiallybind to or modulate the activity of a NOVX target molecule.

The cell-free assays of the invention are amenable to use of both thesoluble form or the membrane-bound form of NOVX protein. In the case ofcell-free assays comprising the membrane-bound form of NOVX protein, itmay be desirable to utilize a solubilizing agent such that themembrane-bound form of NOVX protein is maintained in solution. Examplesof such solubilizing agents include non-ionic detergents such as-n-octylglucoside, n-dodecylglucoside, n-dodecylmaltoside,octanoyl-N-methylglucamide, decanoyl-N-methylglucamide, Triton® X-100,Triton® X-114, Thesit®, Isotridecypoly(ethylene glycol ether)_(n),N-dodecyl--N,N-dimethyl-3-ammonio-1-propane sulfonate,3-(3-cholamidopropyl) dimethylamminiol-1-propane sulfonate (CHAPS), or3-(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylamminiol-2-hydroxy-1-propane sulfonate(CHAPSO).

In more than one embodiment of the above assay methods of the invention,it may be desirable to immobilize either NOVX protein or its targetmolecule to facilitate separation of complexed from uncomplexed forms ofone or both of the proteins, as well as to accommodate automation of theassay. Binding of a test compound to NOVX protein, or interaction ofNOVX protein with a target molecule in the presence and absence of acandidate compound, can be accomplished in any vessel suitable forcontaining the reactants. Examples of such vessels include microtiterplates, test tubes, and micro-centrifuge tubes. In one embodiment, afusion protein can be provided that adds a domain that allows one orboth of the proteins to be bound to a matrix. For example, GST-NOVXfusion proteins or GST-target fusion proteins can be adsorbed ontoglutathione sepharose beads (Sigma Chemical, St. Louis, Mo.) orglutathione derivatized microtiter plates, that are then combined withthe test compound or the test compound and either the non-adsorbedtarget protein or NOVX protein, and the mixture is incubated underconditions conducive to complex formation (e.g., at physiologicalconditions for salt and pH). Following incubation, the beads ormicrotiter plate wells are washed to remove any unbound components, thematrix immobilized in the case of beads, complex determined eitherdirectly or indirectly, for example, as described, supra. Alternatively,the complexes can be dissociated from the matrix, and the level of NOVXprotein binding or activity determined using standard techniques.

Other techniques for immobilizing proteins on matrices can also be usedin the screening assays of the invention. For example, either the NOVXprotein or its target molecule can be immobilized utilizing conjugationof biotin and streptavidin. Biotinylated NOVX protein or targetmolecules can be prepared from biotin-NHS (N-hydroxy-succinimide) usingtechniques well-known within the art (e.g., biotinylation kit, PierceChemicals, Rockford, Ill.), and immobilized in the wells ofstreptavidin-coated 96 well plates (Pierce Chemical). Alternatively,antibodies reactive with NOVX protein or target molecules, but which donot interfere with binding of the NOVX protein to its target molecule,can be derivatized to the wells of the plate, and unbound target or NOVXprotein trapped in the wells by antibody conjugation. Methods fordetecting such complexes, in addition to those described above for theGST-immobilized complexes, include immunodetection of complexes usingantibodies reactive with the NOVX protein or target molecule, as well asenzyme-linked assays that rely on detecting an enzymatic activityassociated with the NOVX protein or target molecule.

In another embodiment, modulators of NOVX protein expression areidentified in a method wherein a cell is contacted with a candidatecompound and the expression of NOVX mRNA or protein in the cell isdetermined. The level of expression of NOVX mRNA or protein in thepresence of the candidate compound is compared to the level ofexpression of NOVX mRNA or protein in the absence of the candidatecompound. The candidate compound can then be identified as a modulatorof NOVX mRNA or protein expression based upon this comparison. Forexample, when expression of NOVX mRNA or protein is greater (i.e.,statistically significantly greater) in the presence of the candidatecompound than in its absence, the candidate compound is identified as astimulator of NOVX mRNA or protein expression. Alternatively, whenexpression of NOVX mRNA or protein is less (statistically significantlyless) in the presence of the candidate compound than in its absence, thecandidate compound is identified as an inhibitor of NOVX mRNA or proteinexpression. The level of NOVX mRNA or protein expression in the cellscan be determined by methods described herein for detecting NOVX mRNA orprotein.

In yet another aspect of the invention, the NOVX proteins can be used as“bait proteins” in a two-hybrid assay or three hybrid assay (see, e.g.,U.S. Pat. No. 5,283,317; Zervos, et al., 1993. Cell 72: 223-232; Madura,et al., 1993. J. Biol. Chem. 268: 12046-12054; Bartel, et al., 1993.Biotechniques 14: 920-924; Iwabuchi, et al., 1993. Oncogene 8:1693-1696; and Brent WO 94/10300), to identify other proteins that bindto or interact with NOVX (“NOVX-binding proteins” or “NOVX-bp”) andmodulate NOVX activity. Such NOVX-binding proteins are also likely to beinvolved in the propagation of signals by the NOVX proteins as, forexample, upstream or downstream elements of the NOVX pathway.

The two-hybrid system is based on the modular nature of mosttranscription factors, which consist of separable DNA-binding andactivation domains. Briefly, the assay utilizes two different DNAconstructs. In one construct, the gene that codes for NOVX is fused to agene encoding the DNA binding domain of a known transcription factor(e.g., GAL-4). In the other construct, a DNA sequence, from a library ofDNA sequences, that encodes an unidentified protein (“prey” or “sample”)is fused to a gene that codes for the activation domain of the knowntranscription factor. If the “bait” and the “prey” proteins are able tointeract, in vivo, forming a NOVX-dependent complex, the DNA-binding andactivation domains of the transcription factor are brought into closeproximity. This proximity allows transcription of a reporter gene (e.g.,LacZ) that is operably linked to a transcriptional regulatory siteresponsive to the transcription factor. Expression of the reporter genecan be detected and cell colonies containing the functionaltranscription factor can be isolated and used to obtain the cloned genethat encodes the protein which interacts with NOVX.

The invention further pertains to novel agents identified by theaforementioned screening assays and uses thereof for treatments asdescribed herein.

Detection Assays

Portions or fragments of the cDNA sequences identified herein (and thecorresponding complete gene sequences) can be used in numerous ways aspolynucleotide reagents. By way of example, and not of limitation, thesesequences can be used to: (i) map their respective genes on achromosome; and, thus, locate gene regions associated with geneticdisease; (ii) identify an individual from a minute biological sample(tissue typing); and (iii) aid in forensic identification of abiological sample. Some of these applications are described in thesubsections, below.

Chromosome Mapping

Once the sequence (or a portion of the sequence) of a gene has beenisolated, this sequence can be used to map the location of the gene on achromosome. This process is called chromosome mapping. Accordingly,portions or fragments of a NOVX sequence, i.e., of SEQ ID NOS:2n−1,wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, or fragments or derivativesthereof, can be used to map the location of the NOVX genes,respectively, on a chromosome. The mapping of the NOVX sequences tochromosomes is an important first step in correlating these sequenceswith genes associated with disease.

Briefly, NOVX genes can be mapped to chromosomes by preparing PCRprimers (preferably 15-25 bp in length) from the NOVX sequences.Computer analysis of the NOVX, sequences can be used to rapidly selectprimers that do not span more than one exon in the genomic DNA, thuscomplicating the amplification process. These primers can then be usedfor PCR screening of somatic cell hybrids containing individual humanchromosomes. Only those hybrids containing the human gene correspondingto the NOVX sequences will yield an amplified fragment.

Somatic cell hybrids are prepared by fusing somatic cells from differentmammals (e.g., human and mouse cells). As hybrids of human and mousecells grow and divide, they gradually lose human chromosomes in randomorder, but retain the mouse chromosomes. By using media in which mousecells cannot grow, because they lack a particular enzyme, but in whichhuman cells can, the one human chromosome that contains the geneencoding the needed enzyme will be retained. By using various media,panels of hybrid cell lines can be established. Each cell line in apanel contains either a single human chromosome or a small number ofhuman chromosomes, and a full set of mouse chromosomes, allowing easymapping of individual genes to specific human chromosomes. See, e.g.,D'Eustachio, et al., 1983. Science 220: 919-924. Somatic cell hybridscontaining only fragments of human chromosomes can also be produced byusing human chromosomes with translocations and deletions.

PCR mapping of somatic cell hybrids is a rapid procedure for assigning aparticular sequence to a particular chromosome. Three or more sequencescan be assigned per day using a single thermal cycler. Using the NOVXsequences to design oligonucleotide primers, sub-localization can beachieved with panels of fragments from specific chromosomes.

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) of a DNA sequence to ametaphase chromosomal spread can further be used to provide a precisechromosomal location in one step. Chromosome spreads can be made usingcells whose division has been blocked in metaphase by a chemical likecolcemid that disrupts the mitotic spindle. The chromosomes can betreated briefly with trypsin, and then stained with Giemsa. A pattern oflight and dark bands develops on each chromosome, so that thechromosomes can be identified individually. The FISH technique can beused with a DNA sequence as short as 500 or 600 bases. However, cloneslarger than 1,000 bases have a higher likelihood of binding to a uniquechromosomal location with sufficient signal intensity for simpledetection. Preferably 1,000 bases, and more preferably 2,000 bases, willsuffice to get good results at a reasonable amount of time. For a reviewof this technique, see, Verma, et al., HUMAN CHROMOSOMES: A MANUAL OFBASIC TECHNIQUES (Pergamon Press, New York 1988).

Reagents for chromosome mapping can be used individually to mark asingle chromosome or a single site on that chromosome, or panels ofreagents can be used for marking multiple sites and/or multiplechromosomes. Reagents corresponding to noncoding regions of the genesactually are preferred for mapping purposes. Coding sequences are morelikely to be conserved within gene families, thus increasing the chanceof cross hybridizations during chromosomal mapping.

Once a sequence has been mapped to a precise chromosomal location, thephysical position of the sequence on the chromosome can be correlatedwith genetic map data. Such data are found, e.g., in McKusick, MENDELIANINHERITANCE IN MAN, available on-line through Johns Hopkins UniversityWelch Medical Library). The relationship between genes and disease,mapped to the same chromosomal region, can then be identified throughlinkage analysis (co-inheritance of physically adjacent genes),described in, e.g., Egeland, et al., 1987. Nature, 325: 783-787.

Moreover, differences in the DNA sequences between individuals affectedand unaffected with a disease associated with the NOVX gene, can bedetermined. If a mutation is observed in some or all of the affectedindividuals but not in any unaffected individuals, then the mutation islikely to be the causative agent of the particular disease. Comparisonof affected and unaffected individuals generally involves first lookingfor structural alterations in the chromosomes, such as deletions ortranslocations that are visible from chromosome spreads or detectableusing PCR based on that DNA sequence. Ultimately, complete sequencing ofgenes from several individuals can be performed to confirm the presenceof a mutation and to distinguish mutations from polymorphisms.

Tissue Typing

The NOVX sequences of the invention can also be used to identifyindividuals from minute biological samples. In this technique, anindividual's genomic DNA is digested with one or more restrictionenzymes, and probed on a Southern blot to yield unique bands foridentification. The sequences of the invention are useful as additionalDNA markers for RFLP (“restriction fragment length polymorphisms,”described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,272,057).

Furthermore, the sequences of the invention can be used to provide analternative technique that determines the actual base-by-base DNAsequence of selected portions of an individual's genome. Thus, the NOVXsequences described herein can be used to prepare two PCR primers fromthe 5′- and 3′-termini of the sequences. These primers can then be usedto amplify an individual's DNA and subsequently sequence it.

Panels of corresponding DNA sequences from individuals, prepared in thismanner, can provide unique individual identifications, as eachindividual will have a unique set of such DNA sequences due to allelicdifferences. The sequences of the invention can be used to obtain suchidentification sequences from individuals and from tissue. The NOVXsequences of the invention uniquely represent portions of the humangenome. Allelic variation occurs to some degree in the coding regions ofthese sequences, and to a greater degree in the noncoding regions. It isestimated that allelic variation between individual humans occurs with afrequency of about once per each 500 bases. Much of the allelicvariation is due to single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), whichinclude restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs).

Each of the sequences described herein can, to some degree, be used as astandard against which DNA from an individual can be compared foridentification purposes. Because greater numbers of polymorphisms occurin the noncoding regions, fewer sequences are necessary to differentiateindividuals. The noncoding sequences can comfortably provide positiveindividual identification with a panel of perhaps 10 to 1,000 primersthat each yield a noncoding amplified sequence of 100 bases. If codingsequences, such as those of SEQ ID NOS:2n−1, wherein n is an integerbetween 1 and 141, are used, a more appropriate number of primers forpositive individual identification would be 500-2,000.

Predictive Medicine

The invention also pertains to the field of predictive medicine in whichdiagnostic assays, prognostic assays, pharmacogenomics, and monitoringclinical trials are used for prognostic (predictive) purposes to therebytreat an individual prophylactically. Accordingly, one aspect of theinvention relates to diagnostic assays for determining NOVX proteinand/or nucleic acid expression as well as NOVX activity, in the contextof a biological sample (e.g., blood, serum, cells, tissue) to therebydetermine whether an individual is afflicted with a disease or disorder,or is at risk of developing a disorder, associated with aberrant NOVXexpression or activity. The disorders include metabolic disorders,diabetes, obesity, infectious disease, anorexia, cancer-associatedcachexia, cancer, neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's Disease,Parkinson's Disorder, immune disorders, and hematopoietic disorders, andthe various dyslipidemias, metabolic disturbances associated withobesity, the metabolic syndrome X and wasting disorders associated withchronic diseases and various cancers. The invention also provides forprognostic (or predictive) assays for determining whether an individualis at risk of developing a disorder associated with NOVX protein,nucleic acid expression or activity. For example, mutations in a NOVXgene can be assayed in a biological sample. Such assays can be used forprognostic or predictive purpose to thereby prophylactically treat anindividual prior to the onset of a disorder characterized by orassociated with NOVX protein, nucleic acid expression, or biologicalactivity.

Another aspect of the invention provides methods for determining NOVXprotein, nucleic acid expression or activity in an individual to therebyselect appropriate therapeutic or prophylactic agents for thatindividual (referred to herein as “pharmacogenomics”). Pharmacogenomicsallows for the selection of agents (e.g., drugs) for therapeutic orprophylactic treatment of an individual based on the genotype of theindividual (e.g., the genotype of the individual examined to determinethe ability of the individual to respond to a particular agent.) Yetanother aspect of the invention pertains to monitoring the influence ofagents (e.g., drugs, compounds) on the expression or activity of NOVX inclinical trials. These and other agents are described in further detailin the following sections.

Diagnostic Assays

An exemplary method for detecting the presence or absence of NOVX in abiological sample involves obtaining a biological sample from a testsubject and contacting the biological sample with a compound or an agentcapable of detecting NOVX protein or nucleic acid (e.g., mRNA, genomicDNA) that encodes NOVX protein such that the presence of NOVX isdetected in the biological sample. An agent for detecting NOVX mRNA orgenomic DNA is a labeled nucleic acid probe capable of hybridizing toNOVX mRNA or genomic DNA. The nucleic acid probe can be, for example, afull-length NOVX nucleic acid, such as the nucleic acid of SEQ IDNOS:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, or a portionthereof, such as an oligonucleotide of at least 15, 30, 50, 100, 250 or500 nucleotides in length and sufficient to specifically hybridize understringent conditions to NOVX mRNA or genomic DNA. Other suitable probesfor use in the diagnostic assays of the invention are described herein.

An agent for detecting NOVX protein is an antibody capable of binding toNOVX protein, preferably an antibody with a detectable label. Antibodiescan be polyclonal, or more preferably, monoclonal. An intact antibody,or a fragment thereof (e.g., Fab or F(ab′)₂) can be used. The term“labeled”, with regard to the probe or antibody, is intended toencompass direct labeling of the probe or antibody by coupling (i.e.,physically linking) a detectable substance to the probe or antibody, aswell as indirect labeling of the probe or antibody by reactivity withanother reagent that is directly labeled. Examples of indirect labelinginclude detection of a primary antibody using a fluorescently-labeledsecondary antibody and end-labeling of a DNA probe with biotin such thatit can be detected with fluorescently-labeled streptavidin. The term“biological sample” is intended to include tissues, cells and biologicalfluids isolated from a subject, as well as tissues, cells and fluidspresent within a subject. That is, the detection method of the inventioncan be used to detect NOVX mRNA, protein, or genomic DNA in a biologicalsample in vitro as well as in vivo. For example, in vitro techniques fordetection of NOVX mRNA include Northern hybridizations and in situhybridizations. In vitro techniques for detection of NOVX proteininclude enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), Western blots,immunoprecipitations, and immunofluorescence. In vitro techniques fordetection of NOVX genomic DNA include Southern hybridizations.Furthermore, in vivo techniques for detection of NOVX protein includeintroducing into a subject a labeled anti-NOVX antibody. For example,the antibody can be labeled with a radioactive marker whose presence andlocation in a subject can be detected by standard imaging techniques.

In one embodiment, the biological sample contains protein molecules fromthe test subject. Alternatively, the biological sample can contain mRNAmolecules from the test subject or genomic DNA molecules from the testsubject. A preferred biological sample is a peripheral blood leukocytesample isolated by conventional means from a subject.

In another embodiment, the methods further involve obtaining a controlbiological sample from a control subject, contacting the control samplewith a compound or agent capable of detecting NOVX protein, mRNA, orgenomic DNA, such that the presence of NOVX protein, mRNA or genomic DNAis detected in the biological sample, and comparing the presence of NOVXprotein, mRNA or genomic DNA in the control sample with the presence ofNOVX protein, mRNA or genomic DNA in the test sample.

The invention also encompasses kits for detecting the presence of NOVXin a biological sample. For example, the kit can comprise: a labeledcompound or agent capable of detecting NOVX protein or mRNA in abiological sample; means for determining the amount of NOVX in thesample; and means for comparing the amount of NOVX in the sample with astandard. The compound or agent can be packaged in a suitable container.The kit can further comprise instructions for using the kit to detectNOVX protein or nucleic acid.

Prognostic Assays

The diagnostic methods described herein can furthermore be utilized toidentify subjects having or at risk of developing a disease or disorderassociated with aberrant NOVX expression or activity. For example, theassays described herein, such as the preceding diagnostic assays or thefollowing assays, can be utilized to identify a subject having or atrisk of developing a disorder associated with NOVX protein, nucleic acidexpression or activity. Alternatively, the prognostic assays can beutilized to identify a subject having or at risk for developing adisease or disorder. Thus, the invention provides a method foridentifying a disease or disorder associated with aberrant NOVXexpression or activity in which a test sample is obtained from a subjectand NOVX protein or nucleic acid (e.g., mRNA, genomic DNA) is detected,wherein the presence of NOVX protein or nucleic acid is diagnostic for asubject having or at risk of developing a disease or disorder associatedwith aberrant NOVX expression or activity. As used herein, a “testsample” refers to a biological sample obtained from a subject ofinterest. For example, a test sample can be a biological fluid (e.g.,serum), cell sample, or tissue.

Furthermore, the prognostic assays described herein can be used todetermine whether a subject can be administered an agent (e.g., anagonist, antagonist, peptidomimetic, protein, peptide, nucleic acid,small molecule, or other drug candidate) to treat a disease or disorderassociated with aberrant NOVX expression or activity. For example, suchmethods can be used to determine whether a subject can be effectivelytreated with an agent for a disorder. Thus, the invention providesmethods for determining whether a subject can be effectively treatedwith an agent for a disorder associated with aberrant NOVX expression oractivity in which a test sample is obtained and NOVX protein or nucleicacid is detected (e.g., wherein the presence of NOVX protein or nucleicacid is diagnostic for a subject that can be administered the agent totreat a disorder associated with aberrant NOVX expression or activity).

The methods of the invention can also be used to detect genetic lesionsin a NOVX gene, thereby determining if a subject with the lesioned geneis at risk for a disorder characterized by aberrant cell proliferationand/or differentiation. In various embodiments, the methods includedetecting, in a sample of cells from the subject, the presence orabsence of a genetic lesion characterized by at least one of analteration affecting the integrity of a gene encoding a NOVX-protein, orthe misexpression of the NOVX gene. For example, such genetic lesionscan be detected by ascertaining the existence of at least one of: (i) adeletion of one or more nucleotides from a NOVX gene; (ii) an additionof one or more nucleotides to a NOVX gene; (iii) a substitution of oneor more nucleotides of a NOVX gene, (iv) a chromosomal rearrangement ofa NOVX gene; (v) an alteration in the level of a messenger RNAtranscript of a NOVX gene, (vi) aberrant modification of a NOVX gene,such as of the methylation pattern of the genomic DNA, (vii) thepresence of a non-wild-type splicing pattern of a messenger RNAtranscript of a NOVX gene, (viii) a non-wild-type level of a NOVXprotein, (ix) allelic loss of a NOVX gene, and (x) inappropriatepost-translational modification of a NOVX protein. As described herein,there are a large number of assay techniques known in the art which canbe used for detecting lesions in a NOVX gene. A preferred biologicalsample is a peripheral blood leukocyte sample isolated by conventionalmeans from a subject. However, any biological sample containingnucleated cells may be used, including, for example, buccal mucosalcells.

In certain embodiments, detection of the lesion involves the use of aprobe/primer in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (see, e.g., U.S. Pat.Nos. 4,683,195 and 4,683,202), such as anchor PCR or RACE PCR, or,alternatively, in a ligation chain reaction (LCR) (see, e.g., Landegran,et al., 1988. Science 241: 1077-1080; and Nakazawa, et al., 1994. Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91: 360-364), the latter of which can beparticularly useful for detecting point mutations in the NOVX-gene (see,Abravaya, et al., 1995. Nucl. Acids Res. 23: 675-682). This method caninclude the steps of collecting a sample of cells from a patient,isolating nucleic acid (e.g., genomic, mRNA or both) from the cells ofthe sample, contacting the nucleic acid sample with one or more primersthat specifically hybridize to a NOVX gene under conditions such thathybridization and amplification of the NOVX gene (if present) occurs,and detecting the presence or absence of an amplification product, ordetecting the size of the amplification product and comparing the lengthto a control sample. It is anticipated that PCR and/or LCR may bedesirable to use as a preliminary amplification step in conjunction withany of the techniques used for detecting mutations described herein.

Alternative amplification methods include: self sustained sequencereplication (see, Guatelli, et al., 1990. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87:1874-1878), transcriptional amplification system (see, Kwoh, et al.,1989. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86: 1173-1177); Qβ Replicase (see,Lizardi, et al, 1988. BioTechnology 6: 1197), or any other nucleic acidamplification method, followed by the detection of the amplifiedmolecules using techniques well known to those of skill in the art.These detection schemes are especially useful for the detection ofnucleic acid molecules if such molecules are present in very lownumbers.

In an alternative embodiment, mutations in a NOVX gene from a samplecell can be identified by alterations in restriction enzyme cleavagepatterns. For example, sample and control DNA is isolated, amplified(optionally), digested with one or more restriction endonucleases, andfragment length sizes are determined by gel electrophoresis andcompared. Differences in fragment length sizes between sample andcontrol DNA indicates mutations in the sample DNA. Moreover, the use ofsequence specific ribozymes (see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,493,531) can beused to score for the presence of specific mutations by development orloss of a ribozyme cleavage site.

In other embodiments, genetic mutations in NOVX can be identified byhybridizing sample and control nucleic acids, e.g., DNA or RNA tohigh-density arrays containing hundreds or thousands of oligonucleotideprobes. See, e.g., Cronin, et al., 1996. Human Mutation 7: 244-255;Kozal, et al., 1996. Nat. Med. 2: 753-759. For example, geneticmutations in NOVX can be identified in two-dimensional arrays containinglight-generated DNA probes as described in Cronin, et al., supra.Briefly, a first hybridization array of probes can be used to scanthrough long stretches of DNA in a sample and control to identify basechanges between the sequences by making linear arrays of sequentialoverlapping probes. This step allows the identification of pointmutations. This is followed by a second hybridization array that allowsthe characterization of specific mutations by using smaller, specializedprobe arrays complementary to all variants or mutations detected. Eachmutation array is composed of parallel probe sets, one complementary tothe wild-type gene and the other complementary to the mutant gene.

In yet another embodiment, any of a variety of sequencing reactionsknown in the art can be used to directly sequence the NOVX gene anddetect mutations by comparing the sequence of the sample NOVX with thecorresponding wild-type (control) sequence. Examples of sequencingreactions include those based on techniques developed by Maxim andGilbert, 1977. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 74: 560 or Sanger, 1977. Proc.Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 74: 5463. It is also contemplated that any of avariety of automated sequencing procedures can be utilized whenperforming the diagnostic assays (see, e.g., Naeve, et al., 1995.Biotechniques 19: 448), including sequencing by mass spectrometry (see,e.g., PCT International Publication No. WO 94/16101; Cohen, et al.,1996. Adv. Chromatography 36: 127-162; and Griffin, et al., 1993. Appl.Biochem. Biotechnol. 38: 147-159).

Other methods for detecting mutations in the NOVX gene include methodsin which protection from cleavage agents is used to detect mismatchedbases in RNA/RNA or RNA/DNA heteroduplexes. See, e.g., Myers, et al.,1985. Science 230: 1242. In general, the art technique of “mismatchcleavage” starts by providing heteroduplexes of formed by hybridizing(labeled) RNA or DNA containing the wild-type NOVX sequence withpotentially mutant RNA or DNA obtained from a tissue sample. Thedouble-stranded duplexes are treated with an agent that cleavessingle-stranded regions of the duplex such as which will exist due tobasepair mismatches between the control and sample strands. Forinstance, RNA/DNA duplexes can be treated with RNase and DNA/DNA hybridstreated with S₁ nuclease to enzymatically digesting the mismatchedregions. In other embodiments, either DNA/DNA or RNA/DNA duplexes can betreated with hydroxylamine or osmium tetroxide and with piperidine inorder to digest mismatched regions. After digestion of the mismatchedregions, the resulting material is then separated by size on denaturingpolyacrylamide gels to determine the site of mutation. See, e.g.,Cotton, et al., 1988. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 85: 4397; Saleeba, etal., 1992. Methods Enzymol. 217: 286-295. In an embodiment, the controlDNA or RNA can be labeled for detection.

In still another embodiment, the mismatch cleavage reaction employs oneor more proteins that recognize mismatched base pairs in double-strandedDNA (so called “DNA mismatch repair” enzymes) in defined systems fordetecting and mapping point mutations in NOVX cDNAs obtained fromsamples of cells. For example, the mutY enzyme of E. coli cleaves A atG/A mismatches and the thymidine DNA glycosylase from HeLa cells cleavesT at G/T mismatches. See, e.g., Hsu, et al., 1994. Carcinogenesis 15:1657-1662. According to an exemplary embodiment, a probe based on a NOVXsequence, e.g., a wild-type NOVX sequence, is hybridized to a cDNA orother DNA product from a test cell(s). The duplex is treated with a DNAmismatch repair enzyme, and the cleavage products, if any, can bedetected from electrophoresis protocols or the like. See, e.g., U.S.Pat. No. 5,459,039.

In other embodiments, alterations in electrophoretic mobility will beused to identify mutations in NOVX genes. For example, single strandconformation polymorphism (SSCP) may be used to detect differences inelectrophoretic mobility between mutant and wild type nucleic acids.See, e.g., Orita, et al., 1989. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA: 86: 2766;Cotton, 1993. Mutat. Res. 285: 125-144; Hayashi, 1992. Genet. Anal.Tech. Appl. 9: 73-79. Single-stranded DNA fragments of sample andcontrol NOVX nucleic acids will be denatured and allowed to renature.The secondary structure of single-stranded nucleic acids variesaccording to sequence, the resulting alteration in electrophoreticmobility enables the detection of even a single base change. The DNAfragments may be labeled or detected with labeled probes. Thesensitivity of the assay may be enhanced by using RNA (rather than DNA),in which the secondary structure is more sensitive to a change insequence. In one embodiment, the subject method utilizes heteroduplexanalysis to separate double stranded heteroduplex molecules on the basisof changes in electrophoretic mobility. See, e.g., Keen, et al., 1991.Trends Genet. 7: 5.

In yet another embodiment, the movement of mutant or wild-type fragmentsin polyacrylamide gels containing a gradient of denaturant is assayedusing denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE). See, e.g., Myers,et al., 1985. Nature 313: 495. When DGGE is used as the method ofanalysis, DNA will be modified to insure that it does not completelydenature, for example by adding a GC clamp of approximately 40 bp ofhigh-melting GC-rich DNA by PCR. In a further embodiment, a temperaturegradient is used in place of a denaturing gradient to identifydifferences in the mobility of control and sample DNA. See, e.g.,Rosenbaum and Reissner, 1987. Biophys. Chem. 265: 12753.

Examples of other techniques for detecting point mutations include, butare not limited to, selective oligonucleotide hybridization, selectiveamplification, or selective primer extension. For example,oligonucleotide primers may be prepared in which the known mutation isplaced centrally and then hybridized to target DNA under conditions thatpermit hybridization only if a perfect match is found. See, e.g., Saiki,et al., 1986. Nature 324: 163; Saiki, et al., 1989. Proc. Natl. Acad.Sci. USA 86: 6230. Such allele specific oligonucleotides are hybridizedto PCR amplified target DNA or a number of different mutations when theoligonucleotides are attached to the hybridizing membrane and hybridizedwith labeled target DNA.

Alternatively, allele specific amplification technology that depends onselective PCR amplification may be used in conjunction with the instantinvention. Oligonucleotides used as primers for specific amplificationmay carry the mutation of interest in the center of the molecule (sothat amplification depends on differential hybridization; see, e.g.,Gibbs, et al., 1989. Nucl. Acids Res. 17: 2437-2448) or at the extreme3′-terminus of one primer where, under appropriate conditions, mismatchcan prevent, or reduce polymerase extension (see, e.g., Prossner, 1993.Tibtech. 11: 238). In addition it may be desirable to introduce a novelrestriction site in the region of the mutation to create cleavage-baseddetection. See, e.g., Gasparini, et al., 1992. Mol. Cell Probes 6: 1. Itis anticipated that in certain embodiments amplification may also beperformed using Taq ligase for amplification. See, e.g., Barany, 1991.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88: 189. In such cases, ligation will occuronly if there is a perfect match at the 3′-terminus of the 5′ sequence,making it possible to detect the presence of a known mutation at aspecific site by looking for the presence or absence of amplification.

The methods described herein may be performed, for example, by utilizingpre-packaged diagnostic kits comprising at least one probe nucleic acidor antibody reagent described herein, which may be conveniently used,e.g., in clinical settings to diagnose patients exhibiting symptoms orfamily history of a disease or illness involving a NOVX gene.

Furthermore, any cell type or tissue, preferably peripheral bloodleukocytes, in which NOVX is expressed may be utilized in the prognosticassays described herein. However, any biological sample containingnucleated cells may be used, including, for example, buccal mucosalcells.

Pharmacogenomics

Agents, or modulators that have a stimulatory or inhibitory effect onNOVX activity (e.g., NOVX gene expression), as identified by a screeningassay described herein can be administered to individuals to treat(prophylactically or therapeutically) disorders (The disorders includemetabolic disorders, diabetes, obesity, infectious disease, anorexia,cancer-associated cachexia, cancer, neurodegenerative disorders,Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disorder, immune disorders, andhematopoietic disorders, and the various dyslipidemias, metabolicdisturbances associated with obesity, the metabolic syndrome X andwasting disorders associated with chronic diseases and various cancers.)In conjunction with such treatment, the pharmacogenomics (i.e., thestudy of the relationship between an individual's genotype and thatindividual's response to a foreign compound or drug) of the individualmay be considered. Differences in metabolism of therapeutics can lead tosevere toxicity or therapeutic failure by altering the relation betweendose and blood concentration of the pharmacologically active drug. Thus,the pharmacogenomics of the individual permits the selection ofeffective agents (e.g., drugs) for prophylactic or therapeutictreatments based on a consideration of the individual's genotype. Suchpharmacogenomics can further be used to determine appropriate dosagesand therapeutic regimens. Accordingly, the activity of NOVX protein,expression of NOVX nucleic acid, or mutation content of NOVX genes in anindividual can be determined to thereby select appropriate agent(s) fortherapeutic or prophylactic treatment of the individual.

Pharmacogenomics deals with clinically significant hereditary variationsin the response to drugs due to altered drug disposition and abnormalaction in affected persons. See e.g., Eichelbaum, 1996. Clin. Exp.Pharmacol. Physiol., 23: 983-985; Linder, 1997. Clin. Chem., 43:254-266. In general, two types of pharmacogenetic conditions can bedifferentiated. Genetic conditions transmitted as a single factoraltering the way drugs act on the body (altered drug action) or geneticconditions transmitted as single factors altering the way the body actson drugs (altered drug metabolism). These pharmacogenetic conditions canoccur either as rare defects or as polymorphisms. For example,glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a commoninherited enzymopathy in which the main clinical complication ishemolysis after ingestion of oxidant drugs (anti-malarials,sulfonamides, analgesics, nitrofurans) and consumption of fava beans.

As an illustrative embodiment, the activity of drug metabolizing enzymesis a major determinant of both the intensity and duration of drugaction. The discovery of genetic polymorphisms of drug metabolizingenzymes (e.g. N-acetyltransferase 2 (NAT 2) and cytochrome PregnancyZone Protein Precursor enzymes CYP2D6 and CYP2C19) has provided anexplanation as to why some patients do not obtain the expected drugeffects or show exaggerated drug response and serious toxicity aftertaking the standard and safe dose of a drug. These polymorphisms areexpressed in two phenotypes in the population, the extensive metabolizer(EM) and poor metabolizer (PM). The prevalence of PM is different amongdifferent populations. For example, the gene coding for CYP2D6 is highlypolymorphic and several mutations have been identified in PM, which alllead to the absence of functional CYP2D6. Poor metabolizers of CYP2D6and CYP2C 19 quite frequently experience exaggerated drug response andside effects when they receive standard doses. If a metabolite is theactive therapeutic moiety, PM show no therapeutic response, asdemonstrated for the analgesic effect of codeine mediated by itsCYP2D6-formed metabolite morphine. At the other extreme are the socalled ultra-rapid metabolizers who do not respond to standard doses.Recently, the molecular basis of ultra-rapid metabolism has beenidentified to be due to CYP2D6 gene amplification.

Thus, the activity of NOVX protein, expression of NOVX nucleic acid, ormutation content of NOVX genes in an individual can be determined tothereby select appropriate agent(s) for therapeutic or prophylactictreatment of the individual. In addition, pharmacogenetic studies can beused to apply genotyping of polymorphic alleles encodingdrug-metabolizing enzymes to the identification of an individual's drugresponsiveness phenotype. This knowledge, when applied to dosing or drugselection, can avoid adverse reactions or therapeutic failure and thusenhance therapeutic or prophylactic efficiency when treating a subjectwith a NOVX modulator, such as a modulator identified by one of theexemplary screening assays described herein.

Monitoring of Effects During Clinical Trials

Monitoring the influence of agents (e.g., drugs, compounds) on theexpression or activity of NOVX (e.g., the ability to modulate aberrantcell proliferation and/or differentiation) can be applied not only inbasic drug screening, but also in clinical trials. For example, theeffectiveness of an agent determined by a screening assay as describedherein to increase NOVX gene expression, protein levels, or upregulateNOVX activity, can be monitored in clinical trails of subjectsexhibiting decreased NOVX gene expression, protein levels, ordownregulated NOVX activity. Alternatively, the effectiveness of anagent determined by a screening assay to decrease NOVX gene expression,protein levels, or downregulate NOVX activity, can be monitored inclinical trails of subjects exhibiting increased NOVX gene expression,protein levels, or upregulated NOVX activity. In such clinical trials,the expression or activity of NOVX and, preferably, other genes thathave been implicated in, for example, a cellular proliferation or immunedisorder can be used as a “read out” or markers of the immuneresponsiveness of a particular cell.

By way of example, and not of limitation, genes, including NOVX, thatare modulated in cells by treatment with an agent (e.g., compound, drugor small molecule) that modulates NOVX activity (e.g., identified in ascreening assay as described herein) can be identified. Thus, to studythe effect of agents on cellular proliferation disorders, for example,in a clinical trial, cells can be isolated and RNA prepared and analyzedfor the levels of expression of NOVX and other genes implicated in thedisorder. The levels of gene expression (i.e., a gene expressionpattern) can be quantified by Northern blot analysis or RT-PCR, asdescribed herein, or alternatively by measuring the amount of proteinproduced, by one of the methods as described herein, or by measuring thelevels of activity of NOVX or other genes. In this manner, the geneexpression pattern can serve as a marker, indicative of thephysiological response of the cells to the agent. Accordingly, thisresponse state may be determined before, and at various points during,treatment of the individual with the agent.

In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for monitoring theeffectiveness of treatment of a subject with an agent (e.g., an agonist,antagonist, protein, peptide, peptidomimetic, nucleic acid, smallmolecule, or other drug candidate identified by the screening assaysdescribed herein) comprising the steps of (i) obtaining apre-administration sample from a subject prior to administration of theagent; (ii) detecting the level of expression of a NOVX protein, mRNA,or genomic DNA in the preadministration sample; (iii) obtaining one ormore post-administration samples from the subject; (iv) detecting thelevel of expression or activity of the NOVX protein, mRNA, or genomicDNA in the post-administration samples; (v) comparing the level ofexpression or activity of the NOVX protein, mRNA, or genomic DNA in thepre-administration sample with the NOVX protein, mRNA, or genomic DNA inthe post administration sample or samples; and (vi) altering theadministration of the agent to the subject accordingly. For example,increased administration of the agent may be desirable to increase theexpression or activity of NOVX to higher levels than detected, i.e., toincrease the effectiveness of the agent. Alternatively, decreasedadministration of the agent may be desirable to decrease expression oractivity of NOVX to lower levels than detected, i.e., to decrease theeffectiveness of the agent.

Methods of Treatment

The invention provides for both prophylactic and therapeutic methods oftreating a subject at risk of (or susceptible to) a disorder or having adisorder associated with aberrant NOVX expression or activity. Thedisorders include cardiomyopathy, atherosclerosis, hypertension,congenital heart defects, aortic stenosis, atrial septal defect (ASD),atrioventricular (A-V) canal defect, ductus arteriosus, pulmonarystenosis, subaortic stenosis, ventricular septal defect (VSD), valvediseases, tuberous sclerosis, scleroderma, obesity, transplantation,adrenoleukodystrophy, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, prostate cancer,neoplasm; adenocarcinoma, lymphoma, uterus cancer, fertility,hemophilia, hypercoagulation, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura,immunodeficiencies, graft versus host disease, AIDS, bronchial asthma,Crohn's disease; multiple sclerosis, treatment of Albright HereditaryOstocodystrophy, and other diseases, disorders and conditions of thelike.

These methods of treatment will be discussed more fully, below.

Diseases and Disorders

Diseases and disorders that are characterized by increased (relative toa subject not suffering from the disease or disorder) levels orbiological activity may be treated with Therapeutics that antagonize(i.e., reduce or inhibit) activity. Therapeutics that antagonizeactivity may be administered in a therapeutic or prophylactic manner.Therapeutics that may be utilized include, but are not limited to: (i)an aforementioned peptide, or analogs, derivatives, fragments orhomologs thereof, (ii) antibodies to an aforementioned peptide; (iii)nucleic acids encoding an aforementioned peptide; (iv) administration ofantisense nucleic acid and nucleic acids that are “dysfunctional” (i.e.,due to a heterologous insertion within the coding sequences of codingsequences to an aforementioned peptide) that are utilized to “knockout”endogenous function of an aforementioned peptide by homologousrecombination (see, e.g., Capecchi, 1989. Science 244: 1288-1292); or(v) modulators (i.e., inhibitors, agonists and antagonists, includingadditional peptide mimetic of the invention or antibodies specific to apeptide of the invention) that alter the interaction between anaforementioned peptide and its binding partner.

Diseases and disorders that are characterized by decreased (relative toa subject not suffering from the disease or disorder) levels orbiological activity may be treated with Therapeutics that increase(i.e., are agonists to) activity. Therapeutics that upregulate activitymay be administered in a therapeutic or prophylactic manner.Therapeutics that may be utilized include, but are not limited to, anaforementioned peptide, or analogs, derivatives, fragments or homologsthereof; or an agonist that increases bioavailability.

Increased or decreased levels can be readily detected by quantifyingpeptide and/or RNA, by obtaining a patient tissue sample (e.g., frombiopsy tissue) and assaying it in vitro for RNA or peptide levels,structure and/or activity of the expressed peptides (or mRNAs of anaforementioned peptide). Methods that are well-known within the artinclude, but are not limited to, immunoassays (e.g., by Western blotanalysis, immunoprecipitation followed by sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, immunocytochemistry, etc.) and/orhybridization assays to detect expression of mRNAs (e.g., Northernassays, dot blots, in situ hybridization, and the like).

Prophylactic Methods

In one aspect, the invention provides a method for preventing, in asubject, a disease or condition associated with an aberrant NOVXexpression or activity, by administering to the subject an agent thatmodulates NOVX expression or at least one NOVX activity. Subjects atrisk for a disease that is caused or contributed to by aberrant NOVXexpression or activity can be identified by, for example, any or acombination of diagnostic or prognostic assays as described herein.Administration of a prophylactic agent can occur prior to themanifestation of symptoms characteristic of the NOVX aberrancy, suchthat a disease or disorder is prevented or, alternatively, delayed inits progression. Depending upon the type of NOVX aberrancy, for example,a NOVX agonist or NOVX antagonist agent can be used for treating thesubject. The appropriate agent can be determined based on screeningassays described herein. The prophylactic methods of the invention arefurther discussed in the following subsections.

Therapeutic Methods

Another aspect of the invention pertains to methods of modulating NOVXexpression or activity for therapeutic purposes. The modulatory methodof the invention involves contacting a cell with an agent that modulatesone or more of the activities of NOVX protein activity associated withthe cell. An agent that modulates NOVX protein activity can be an agentas described herein, such as a nucleic acid or a protein, anaturally-occurring cognate ligand of a NOVX protein, a peptide, a NOVXpeptidomimetic, or other small molecule. In one embodiment, the agentstimulates one or more NOVX protein activity. Examples of suchstimulatory agents include active NOVX protein and a nucleic acidmolecule encoding NOVX that has been introduced into the cell. Inanother embodiment, the agent inhibits one or more NOVX proteinactivity. Examples of such inhibitory agents include antisense NOVXnucleic acid molecules and anti-NOVX antibodies. These modulatorymethods can be performed in vitro (e.g., by culturing the cell with theagent) or, alternatively, in vivo (e.g., by administering the agent to asubject). As such, the invention provides methods of treating anindividual afflicted with a disease or disorder characterized byaberrant expression or activity of a NOVX protein or nucleic acidmolecule. In one embodiment, the method involves administering an agent(e.g., an agent identified by a screening assay described herein), orcombination of agents that modulates (e.g., up-regulates ordown-regulates) NOVX expression or activity. In another embodiment, themethod involves administering a NOVX protein or nucleic acid molecule astherapy to compensate for reduced or aberrant NOVX expression oractivity.

Stimulation of NOVX activity is desirable in situations in which NOVX isabnormally downregulated and/or in which increased NOVX activity islikely to have a beneficial effect. One example of such a situation iswhere a subject has a disorder characterized by aberrant cellproliferation and/or differentiation (e.g., cancer or immune associateddisorders). Another example of such a situation is where the subject hasa gestational disease (e.g., preclampsia).

Determination of the Biological Effect of the Therapeutic

In various embodiments of the invention, suitable in vitro or in vivoassays are performed to determine the effect of a specific Therapeuticand whether its administration is indicated for treatment of theaffected tissue.

In various specific embodiments, in vitro assays may be performed withrepresentative cells of the type(s) involved in the patient's disorder,to determine if a given Therapeutic exerts the desired effect upon thecell type(s). Compounds for use in therapy may be tested in suitableanimal model systems including, but not limited to rats, mice, chicken,cows, monkeys, rabbits, and the like, prior to testing in humansubjects. Similarly, for in vivo testing, any of the animal model systemknown in the art may be used prior to administration to human subjects.

Prophylactic and Therapeutic Uses of the Compositions of the Invention

The NOVX nucleic acids and proteins of the invention are useful inpotential prophylactic and therapeutic applications implicated in avariety of disorders including, but not limited to: metabolic disorders,diabetes, obesity, infectious disease, anorexia, cancer-associatedcancer, neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson'sDisorder, immune disorders, hematopoietic disorders, and the variousdyslipidemias, metabolic disturbances associated with obesity, themetabolic syndrome X and wasting disorders associated with chronicdiseases and various cancers.

As an example, a cDNA encoding the NOVX protein of the invention may beuseful in gene therapy, and the protein may be useful when administeredto a subject in need thereof. By way of non-limiting example, thecompositions of the invention will have efficacy for treatment ofpatients suffering from: metabolic disorders, diabetes, obesity,infectious disease, anorexia, cancer-associated cachexia, cancer,neurodegenerative disorders, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disorder,immune disorders, hematopoietic disorders, and the variousdyslipidemias.

Both the novel nucleic acid encoding the NOVX protein, and the NOVXprotein of the invention, or fragments thereof, may also be useful indiagnostic applications, wherein the presence or amount of the nucleicacid or the protein are to be assessed. A further use could be as ananti-bacterial molecule (i.e., some peptides have been found to possessanti-bacterial properties). These materials are further useful in thegeneration of antibodies, which immunospecifically-bind to the novelsubstances of the invention for use in therapeutic or diagnosticmethods.

The invention will be further described in the following examples, whichdo not limit the scope of the invention described in the claims.

EXAMPLES Example A Polynucleotide And Polypeptide Sequences, AndHomology Data Example 1

The NOV1 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 1A. TABLE 1A NOV1 Sequence Analysis NOV1a,CG103945-02 SEQ ID NO: 1 2414 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 1 ORFStop: TAG at 2401ATGGCCCCCTCGGCCTGGGCCATTTGCTGGCTGCTAGGGGGCCTCCTGCTCCATGGGGGTAGCTCTGGCCCCAGCCCCGGCCCCAGTGTGCCCCGCCTGCGGCTCTCCTACCGAGGAGCCGTGGTCCGAAAGCCTTCCAGCACCATGTGGATGGAAACATTTTCCAGATACCTCCTGTCTGCCAACCGCTCTGCCATCTTTCTGGGCCCCCAGGGCTCCCTGAACCTCCAGGCCATGTACCTAGATGAGTACCGAGACCGCCTCTTTCTGGGTGGCCTGGACGCCCTCTACTCTCTGCGGCTGGACCAGGCATGGCCAGATCCCCGGGAGGTCCTGTGGCCACCGCAGCCAGGACAGAGGGAGGAGTGTGTTCGAAAGGGAAGAGATCCTTTGACAGAGTGCGCCAACTTCGTGCGGGTGCTACAGCCTCACAACCGGACCCACCTGCTAGCCTGTGGCACTGGGGCCTTCCAGCCCACCTGTGCCCTCATCACAGTTGGCCACCGTGGGGAGCATGTGCTCCACCTGGAGCCTGGCAGTGTGGAAAGTGGCCGGGGGCGGTGCCCTCACGAGCCCAGCCGTCCCTTTGCCAGCACCTTCATAGACGGGGAGCTGTACACGGGTCTCACTGCTGACTTCCTGGGGCGAGAGGCCATGATCTTCCGAAGTGGAGGTCCTCGGCCAGCTCTGCGTTCCGACTCTGACCAGAGTCTCTTGCACGACCCCCGGTTTGTGATGGCCGCCCGGATCCCTGAGAACTCTGACCAGGACAATGACAAGGTGTACTTCTTCTTCTCGGAGACGGTCCCCTCGCCCGATGGTGGCTCGAACCATGTCACTGTCAGCCGCGTGGGCCGCGTCTGCGTGAATGATGCTGGGGGCCAGCGGGTGCTGGTGAACAAATGGAGCACTTTCCTCAAGGCCAGGCTGGTCTGCTCGGTGCCCGGCCCTGGTGGTGCCGAGACCCACTTTGACCAGCTAGAGGATGTGTTCCTGCTGTGGCCCAAGGCCGGGAAGAGCCTCGAGGTGTACGCGCTGTTCAGCACCGTCAGTGCCGTGTTCCAGGGCTTCGCCGTCTGTGTGTACCACATGGCAGACATCTGGGAGGTTTTCAACGGGCCCTTTGCCCACCGAGATGGGCCTCAGCACCAGTGGGGGCCCTATGGGGGCAAGGTGCCCTTCCCTCGCCCTGGCGTGTGCCCCAGCAAGATGACCGCACAGCCAGGACGGCCTTTTGGCAGCACCAAGGACTACCCAGATGAGGTGCTGCAGTTTGCCCGAGCCCACCCCCTCATGTTCTGGCCTGTGCGGCCTCGACATGGCCGCCCTGTCCTTGTCAAGACCCACCTGGCCCAGCAGCTACACCAGATCGTGGTGGACCGCGTGGAGGCAGAGGATGGGACCTACGATGTCATTTTCCTGGGGACTGACTCAGGGTCTGTGCTCAAAGTCATCGCTCTCCAGGCAGGGGGCTCAGCTGAACCTGAGGAAGTGGTTCTGGAGGAGCTCCAGGTGTTTAAGGTGCCAACACCTATCACCGAAATGGAGATCTCTGTCAAAAGGCAAATGCTATACGTGGGCTCTCGGCTGGGTGTGGCCCAGCTGCGGCTGCACCAATGTGAGACTTACGGCACTGCCTGTGCAGAGTGCTGCCTGGCCCGGGACCCATACTGTGCCTGGGATGGTGCCTCCTGTACCCACTACCGCCCCAGCCTTGGCAACCGCCGGTTCCGCCGGCAGGACATCCGGCACGGCAACCCTGCCCTGCAGTGCCTGGGCCAGAGCCAGGAAGAAGAGGCAGTGGGACTTGTGGCAGCCACCATGGTCTACGGCACGGAGCACAATAGCACCTTCCTGGAGTGCCTGCCCAAGTCTCCCCAGGCTGCTGTGCGCTGGCTCTTGCAGAGGCCAGGGGATGAGGGGCCTGACCAGGTGAAGACGGACGAGCGAGTCTTGCACACGGAGCGGGGGCTGCTGTTCCGCAGGCTTAGCCGTTTCGATGCGGGCACCTACACCTGCACCACTCTGGAGCATGGCTTCTCCCAGACTGTGGTCCGCCTGGCTCTGGTGGTGATTGTGGCCTCACAGCTGGACAACCTGTTCCCTCCGGAGCCAAAGCCAGAGGAGCCCCCAGCCCGGGGAGGCCTGGCTTCCACCCCACCCAAGGCCTGGTACAAGGACATCCTGCAGCTCATTGGCTTCGCCAACCTGCCCCGGGTGGATGAGTACTGTGAGCGCGTGTGGTGCAGGGGCACCACGGAATGCTCAGGCTGCTTCCGGAGCCGGAGCCGGGGCAAGCAGGCCAGGGGCAAGAGCTGGGCAGGGCTGGAGCTAGGCAAGAAGATGAAGAGCCGGGTGCATGCCGAGCACAATCGGACGCCCCGGGAGGTGGAGGCCACGTAGAAGGGG GCAGA NOV1a, CG103945-02 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 2 800 aa MWat 88800.3kDMAPSAWAICWLLGGLLLHGGSSGPSPGPSVPRLRLSYRGAVVRKPSSTMWMETFSRYLLSANRSAIFLGPQGSLNLQAMYLDEYRDRLFLGGLDALYSLRLDQAWPDPREVLWPPQPGQREECVRKGRDPLTECANFVRVLQPHNRTHLLACGTGAFQPTCALITVGHRGEHVLHLEPGSVESGRGRCPHEPSRPFASTFIDGELYTGLTADFLGREAMIFRSGGPRPALRSDSDQSLLHDPRFVMAARIPENSDQDNDKVYFFFSETVPSPDGGSNHVTVSRVGRVCVNDAGGQRVLVNKWSTFLKARLVCSVPGPGGAETHFDQLEDVFLLWPKAGKSLEVYALFSTVSAVFQGFAVCVYHMADIWEVFNGPFAHRDGPQHQWGPYGGKVPFPRPGVCPSKMTAQPGRPFGSTKDYPDEVLQFARAHPLMFWPVRPRHGRPVLVKTHLAQQLHQIVVDRVEAEDGTYDVIFLGTDSGSVLKVIALQAGGSAEPEEVVLEELQVFKVPTPITEMEISVKRQMLYVGSRLGVAQLRLHQCETYGTACAECCLARDPYCAWDGASCTHYRPSLGKRRFRRQDIRHGNPALQCLGQSQEEEAVGLVAATMVYGTEHNSTFLECLPKSPQAAVRWLLQRPGDEGPDQVKTDERVLHTERGLLFRRLSRFDAGTYTCTTLEHGFSQTVVRLALVVIVASQLDNLFPPEPKPEEPPARGGLASTPPKAWYKDILQLIGFANLPRVDEYCERVWCRGTTECSGCFRSRSRGKQARGKSWAGLELGKKMKSRVHAEHNRTPREVEATNOV1b, CG103945-01 SEQ ID NO: 3 4700 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 1ORF Stop: TAG at 2347ATGGCCCCCTCGGCCTGGGCCATTTGCTGGCTGCTAGGGGGCCTCCTGCTCCATGGGGGTAGCTCTGGCCCCAGCCCCGGCCCCAGTGTGCCCCGCCTGCGGCTCTCCTACCGAGACCTCCTGTCTGCCAACCGCTCTGCCATCTTTCTGGGCCCCCAGGGCTCCCTGAACCTCCAGGCCATGTACCTAGATGAGTACCGAGACCGCCTCTTTCTGGGTGGCCTGGACGCCCTCTACTCTCTGCGGCTGGACCAGGCATGGCCAGATCCCCGGGAGGTCCTGTGGCCACCGCAGCCAGGACAGAGGGAGGAGTGTGTTCGAAAGGGAAGAGATCCTTTGACAGAGTGCGCCAACTTCGTGCGGGTGCTACAGCCTCACAACCGGACCCACCTGCTAGCCTGTGGCACTGGGGCCTTCCAGCCCACCTGTGCCCTCATCACAGTTGGCCACCGTGGGGAGCATGTGCTCCACCTGGAGCCTGGCAGTGTGGAAAGTGGCCGGGGGCGGTGCCCTCACGAGCCCAGCCGTCCCTTTGCCAGCACCTTCATAGACGGGGAGCTGTACACGGGTCTCACTGCTGACTTCCTGGGGCGAGAGGCCATGATCTTCCGAAGTGGAGGTCCTCGGCCAGCTCTGCGTTCCGACTCTGACCAGAGTCTCTTGCACGACCCCCGGTTTGTGATGGCCGCCCGGATCCCTGAGAACTCTGACCAGGACAATGACAAGGTGTACTTCTTCTTCTCGGAGACGGTCCCCTCGCCCGATGGTGGCTCGAACCATGTCACTGTCAGCCGCGTGGGCCGCGTCTGCGTGAATGATGCTGGGGGCCAGCGGGTGCTGGTGAACAAATGGAGCACTTTCCTCAAGGCCAGGCTGGTCTGCTCGGTGCCCGGCCCTGGTGGTGCCGAGACCCACTTTGACCAGCTAGAGGATGTGTTCCTGCTGTGGCCCAAGGCCGGGAAGAGCCTCGAGGTGTACGCGCTGTTCAGCACCGTCAGTGCCGTGTTCCAGGGCTTCGCCGTCTGTGTGTACCACATGGCAGACATCTGGGAGGTTTTCAACGGGCCCTTTGCCCACCGAGATGGGCCTCAGCACCAGTGGGGGCCCTATGGGGGCAAGGTGCCCTTCCCTCGCCCTGGCGTGTGCCCCAGCAAGATGACCGCACAGCCAGGACGGCCTTTTGGCAGCACCAAGGACTACCCAGATGAGGTGCTGCAGTTTGCCCGAGCCCACCCCCTCATGTTCTGGCCTGTGCGGCCTCGACATGGCCGCCCTGTCCTTGTCAAGACCCACCTGGCCCAGCAGCTACACCAGATCGTGGTGGACCGCGTGGAGGCAGAGGATGGGACCTACGATGTCATTTTCCTGGGGACTGACTCAGGGTCTGTGCTCAAAGTCATCGCTCTCCAGGCAGGGGGCTCAGCTGAACCTGAGGAAGTGGTTCTGGAGGAGCTCCAGGTGTTTAAGGTGCCAACACCTATCACCGAAATGGAGATCTCTGTCAAAAGGCAAATGCTATACGTGGGCTCTCGGCTGGGTGTGGCCCAGCTGCGGCTGCACCAATGTGAGACTTACGGCACTGCCTGTGCAGAGTGCTGCCTGGCCCGGGACCCATACTGTGCCTGGGATGGTGCCTCCTGTACCCACTACCGCCCCAGCCTTGGCAAGCGCCGGTTCCGCCGGCAGGACATCCGGCACGGCAACCCTGCCCTGCAGTGCCTGGGCCAGAGCCAGGAAGAAGAGGCAGTGGGACTTGTGGCAGCCACCATGGTCTACGGCACGGAGCACAATAGCACCTTCCTGGAGTGCCTGCCCAAGTCTCCCCAGGCTGCTGTGCGCTGGCTCTTGCAGAGGCCAGGGGATGAGGGGCCTGACCAGGTGAAGACGGACGAGCGAGTCTTGCACACGGAGCGGGGGCTGCTGTTCCGCAGGCTTAGCCGTTTCGATGCGGGCACCTACACCTGCACCACTCTGGAGCATGGCTTCTCCCAGACTGTGGTCCGCCTGGCTCTGGTGGTGATTGTGGCCTCACAGCTGGACAACCTGTTCCCTCCGGAGCCAAAGCCAGAGGAGCCCCCAGCCCGGGGAGGCCTGGCTTCCACCCCACCCAAGGCCTGGTACAAGGACATCCTGCAGCTCATTGGCTTCGCCAACCTGCCCCGGGTGGATGAGTACTGTGAGCGCGTGTGGTGCAGGGGCACCACGGAATGCTCAGGCTGCTTCCGGAGCCGGAGCCGGGGCAAGCAGGCCAGGGGCAAGAGCTGGGCAGGGCTGGAGCTAGGCAAGAAGATGAAGAGCCGGGTGCATGCCGAGCACAATCGGACGCCCCGGGAGGTGGAGGCCACGTAGAAGGGGGCAGAGGAGGGGTGGTCAGGATGGGCTGGGGGGCCCACTAGCAGCCCCCAGCATCTCCCACCCACCCAGCTAGGGCAGAGGGGTCAGCATGTCTGTTTGCCTCTTAGAGACAGGTGTCTCTGCCCCCACACCGCTACTGGGGTCTAATGGAGGGGCTGGGTTCTTGAAGCCTGTTCCCTGCCCTTCTCTGTGCTCTTAGACCCAGCTGGAGCCAGCACCCTCTGGCTGCTGGCAGCCCCAAGGGATCTGCCATTTGTTCTCAGAGATGGCCTGGCTTCCGCAACACATTTCCGGGTGTGCCCAGAGGCAAGAGGGTTGGGTGGTTCTTTCCCAGCCTACAGAACAATGGCCATTCTGAGTGACCCTCAGAGTGGGTGTGTGGGTGCGTCTAGGGGGTATCCCGGTAGGGGGCCTGCAGGGAGCCAGAGGGTGGAAATGGCCTCTAAGCTAGCACCCCGTAAGAAGAGCCTACCTGACCGACTTGGGGAGGGAACACAGAGGTGTTGGGAAGGTGGAGCAACAATGCACCTCCCCTCCTGTCGCGCCGTGATATCTTGGTGGCTCCCTGCCACTGCCCACCGCCTCTTCTCCATCTGAGAATCACGGAGAGCTGTAGATAATCTAGAGGCATAGACTGCTAGAGCCCCCAGGATCTGGGGTGGTCAGGGCTCAGGCTTCACTTTGTAAACCAGGTGGGGGCATCTCACAGCCTGACTTCCCTTCCCCAGGCCAGGGTTGCTGGGATGCCTGCCCCTCCTGAGAGGACCCCCTCCCCATTGTCAGGCTCTCCATGTCCACGAGCGGGGAGGGGTGGGTTCTGGGGCATTGTTGTCCCTTGTGTCTGTGGACTAGAGATAGGGTGGGGGAGCTGGGGAAGGGTGCAGGCGGGAAGAGTGGGCTGTCTTTCCCAGGGTGATGCAAGCATGCCGCAGCCCTGGAGGCTGGGAATGTGGAGGCTCTGTGAGCCCTGCAGCCCTCAGAATCAGGGCCAGGGATGCAGAAGATTGAGAGGATATGGAGATGGATAGAGGGCAGGAGACCCTTAGGATAGATTGTGGGACCCAGGCAGGAACAGGTGTCCACAAGAACTCAGGATGGCATCAGTTAGCTCAGAAGCCACCTGGAAGACCCAGTGTTTCCATCTCTGGAATCTCTGTTTTATGCTAAATGGATTTAGGAAGACTGTTTTTCTTTTAAGGGGGAAACAAGGTAGAGAAAAGGACGAAGAAGTGTAAGTCCCGCTGATTCTCGGGGGTAAGGCTCGGATGGCAAGGACGCGTTCTGCCTGGGCATGTAGGGGAGGTGTTTTTGCCATCACCAGTTTCTCAGGCTGGGGAGCACAGAGGGGAGGAGGAGGACTAAATGAAAAGTTGTTCCCAGCCTGCACATGAACACATTCATGACACACAAAACTGGCTGGAAGGAGATAAGAGCACTGGGTTTGAGATTCCCTCCATTAAAACAACCAAGACAAAGAAAGGAGGGGAAAAAAAGATAAAAAGCAAGCCAGGGTTCCCTGCCCTATTGAAACTCAAACCCAGACTGCCTTGGGTTTTATCTTTCCCTTACCCCTGGCACCTCCAGAGAACTGGGACCTGAAATAGTCCCTCCGTTCTCCCCTTTGACCATGTAATAAATGAACCAGAAGCACTGAGATTAACCTATCAACGCCCTGAGAAGCCTTCCAGCCTGCGGTGCTGTCTGCTGGGAGGTCAGCTGGTCAAGGCAGAGGAGGAGAGGAGGAAAGGATGGGGGCTGAAGAGCAGAAGGGAGGGGAGACAGAGGGGATTAAAGAGGGGAGGAGAGAGTGCAGAGCTCCAGGAAAGGGTATCAGAGCTGCAGCCAGCTCTGCCCTCTACCCTAGGGAGGCCAGAAAGACACAAACAGCCCTCCGGGCCTTTACGCTGGACTCTGGCTTGGCAGGCTCCAGGCAGGGTCCTCTGGGAAGTTACTCTAGAAAACGAAGGGAGGAGGAGCACAAGATCCTCAGCAACGAACACCTGCACTTAGAAAAAGTGGACAGCTTCTGCCAACCACACCCTACCCATGGTACTGTATGCTATTAACTCCTGGAAACGCCCCGTAAATGCGAGTTGTTTTTGTATTTGTGTGTTGAGATGGGCCTTGTGGTTTCTCTGTACTCAGAGCACATTTCTTGTAATTACTATTGTTATTTTTATTGTCATGACTGCCCCTGAGCTCTGGTGAGAAAAGCTGAATTTACAAGGAAAGGGATGAAGTTAATATTTGCATCACATAATTATATCATTACTGTGTATCTGTGTATTGTACTAAATGGACTGATGCTGCGCACATGAGCTGAAAATGAAGAGCCCTCCCATCC NOV1b,CG103945-01 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 4 782 aa MW at 86699.9kDMAPSAWAICWLLGGLLLHGGSSGPSPGPSVPRLRLSYRDLLSANRSAIFLGPQGSLNLQAMYLDEYRDRLFLGGLDALYSLRLDQAWPDPREVLWPPQPGQREECVRKGRDPLTECANFVRVLQPHNRTHLLACGTGAFQPTCALITVGHRGEHVLHLEPGSVESGRGRCPHEPSRPFASTFIDGELYTGLTADFLGREAMIFRSGGPRPALRSDSDQSLLHDPRFVMAARIPENSDQDNDKVYFFFSETVPSPDGGSNHVTVSRVGRVCVNDAGGQRVLVNKWSTFLKARLVCSVPGPGGAETHFDQLEDVFLLWPKAGKSLEVYALFSTVSAVFQGFAVCVYHMADIWEVFNGPFAHRDGPQHQWGPYGGKVPFPRPGVCPSKMTAQPGRPFGSTKDYPDEVLQFARAHPLMFWPVRPRHGRPVLVKTHLAQQLHQIVVDRVEAEDGTYDVIFLGTDSGSVLKVIALQAGGSAEPEEVVLEELQVFKVPTPITEMEISVKRQMLYVGSRLGVAQLRLHQCETYGTACAECCLARDPYCAWDGASCTHYRPSLGKRRFRRQDIRHGNPALQCLGQSQEEEAVGLVAATMVYGTEHNSTFLECLPKSPQAAVRWLLQRPGDEGPDQVKTDERVLHTERGLLFRRLSRFDAGTYTCTTLEHGFSQTVVRLALVVIVASQLDNLFPPEPKPEEPPARGGLASTPPKAWYKDILQLIGFANLPRVDEYCERVWCRGTTECSGCFRSRSRGKQARGKSWAGLELGKKMKSRVHAEHNRTPREVEAT

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 1B. TABLE 1B Comparison ofthe NOV1 protein sequences. NOV1aMAPSAWAICWLLGGLLLHGGSSGPSPGPSVPRLRLSYRGAVVRKPSSTMWMETFSRYLLS NOV1bMAPSAWAICWLLGGLLLHGGSSGPSPGPSVPRLRLSYR-------------D-----LLS NOV1aANRSAIFLGPQGSLNLQAMYLDEYRDRLFLGGLDALYSLRLDQAWPDPREVLWPPQPGQR NOV1bANRSAIFLGPQGSLNLQAMYLDEYRDRLFLGGLDALYSLRLDQAWPDPREVLWPPQPGQR NOV1aEECVRKGRDPLTECANFVRVLQPHNRTHLLACGTGAFQPTCALITVGHRGEHVLHLEPGS NOV1bEECVRKGRDPLTECANFVRVLQPHNRTHLLACGTGAFQPTCALITVGHRGEHVLHLEPGS NOV1aVESGRGRCPHEPSRPFASTFIDGELYTGLTADFLGREAMIFRSGGPRPALRSDSDQSLLH NOV1bVESGRGRCPHEPSRPFASTFIDGELYTGLTADFLGREAMIFRSGGPRPALRSDSDQSLLH NOV1aDPRFVMAARIPENSDQDNDKVYFFFSETVPSPDGGSNHVTVSRVGRVCVNDAGGQRVLVN NOV1bDPRFVMAARIPENSDQDNDKVYFFFSETVPSPDGGSNHVTVSRVGRVCVNDAGGQRVLVN NOV1aKWSTFLKARLVCSVPGPGGAETHFDQLEDVFLLWPKAGKSLEVYALFSTVSAVFQGFAVC NOV1bKWSTFLKARLVCSVPGPGGAETHFDQLEDVFLLWPKAGKSLEVYALFSTVSAVFQGFAVC NOV1aVYHMADIWEVFNGPFAHRDGPQHQWGPYGGKVPFPRPGVCPSKMTAQPGRPFGSTKDYPD NOV1bVYHMADIWEVFNGPFAHRDGPQHQWGPYGGKVPFPRPGVCPSKMTAQPGRPFGSTKDYPD NOV1aEVLQFARAHPLMFWPVRPRHGRPVLVKTHLAQQLHQIVVDRVEAEDGTYDVIFLGTDSGS NOV1bEVLQFARAHPLMFWPVRPRHGRPVLVKTHLAQQLHQIVVDRVEAEDGTYDVIFLGTDSGS NOV1aVLKVIALQAGGSAEPEEVVLEELQVFKVPTPITEMEISVKRQMLYVGSRLGVAQLRLHQC NOV1bVLKVIALQAGGSAEPEEVVLEELQVFKVPTPITEMEISVKRQMLYVGSRLGVAQLRLHQC NOV1aETYGTACAECCLARDPYCAWDGASCTHYRPSLGKRRFRRQDIRHGNPALQCLGQSQEEEA NOV1bETYGTACAECCLARDPYCAWDGASCTHYRPSLGKRRFRRQDIRHGNPALQCLGQSQEEEA NOV1aVGLVAATMVYGTEHNSTFLECLPKSPQAAVRWLLQRPGDEGPDQVKTDERVLHTERGLLF NOV1bVGLVAATMVYGTEHNSTFLECLPKSPQAAVRWLLQRPGDEGPDQVKTDERVLHTERGLLF NOV1aRRLSRFDAGTYTCTTLEHGFSQTVVRLALVVIVASQLDNLFPPEPKPEEPPARGGLASTP NOV1bRRLSRFDAGTYTCTTLEHGFSQTVVRLALVVIVASQLDNLFPPEPKPEEPPARGGLASTP NOV1aPKAWYKDILQLIGFANLPRVDEYCERVWCRGTTECSGCFRSRSRGKQARGKSWAGLELGK NOV1bPKAWYKDILQLIGFANLPRVDEYCERVWCRGTTECSGCFRSRSRGKQARGKSWAGLELGK NOV1aKMKSRVHAEHNRTPREVEAT NOV1b KMKSRVHAEHNRTPREVEAT NOV1a (SEQ ID NO: 2)NOV1b (SEQ ID NO: 4)

Further analysis of the NOV1a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 1C. TABLE 1C Protein Sequence Properties NOV1a SignalPCleavage site between residues 23 and 24 analysis: PSORT II PSG: a newsignal peptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 0; pos. chg0; neg. chg 0 H-region: length 31; peak value 9.35 PSG score: 4.95 GvH:von Heijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold:−2.1): 1.50 possible cleavage site: between 22 and 23 >>> Seems to havea cleavable signal peptide (1 to 22) ALOM: Klein et al's method for TMregion allocation Init position for calculation: 23 Tentative number ofTMS(s) for the threshold 0.5: 3 Number of TMS(s) for threshold 0.5: 1INTEGRAL Likelihood = −2.02 Transmembrane 345-361 PERIPHERAL Likelihood=  2.86 (at 150) ALOM score: −2.02 (number of TMSs: 1) MTOP: Predictionof membrane topology (Hartmann et al.) Center position for calculation:11 Charge difference: 0.5 C(1.5)-N(1.0) C > N: C-terminal side will beinside >>>Caution: Inconsistent mtop result with signal peptide >>>membrane topology: type 1a (cytoplasmic tail 362 to 800) MITDISC:discrimination of mitochondrial targeting seq R content: 4 HydMoment(75): 2.13 Hyd Moment(95): 2.46 G content: 7 D/E content: 1 S/Tcontent: 9 Score: −2.94 Gavel: prediction of cleavage sites formitochondrial preseq R-2 motif at 73 NRS|AI NUCDISC: discrimination ofnuclear localization signals pat4: none pat7: PSLGKRR (3) at 570bipartite: none content of basic residues: 11.4% NLS Score: −0.22 KDEL:ER retention motif in the C-terminus: none ER Membrane RetentionSignals: none SKL: peroxisomal targeting signal in the C-terminus: nonePTS2: 2nd peroxisomal targeting signal: none VAC: possible vacuolartargeting motif: none RNA-binding motif: none Actinin-type actin-bindingmotif: type 1: none type 2: none NMYR: N-myristoylation pattern: nonePrenylation motif: none memYQRL: transport motif from cell surface toGolgi: none Tyrosines in the tail: too long tail Dileucine motif in thetail: found LL at 633 LL at 658 checking 63 PROSITE DNA binding motifs:none checking 71 PROSITE ribosomal protein motifs: none checking 33PROSITE prokaryotic DNA binding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's methodfor Cytoplasmic/Nuclear discrimination Prediction: cytoplasmicReliability: 89 COIL: Lupas's algorithm to detect coiled-coil regionstotal: 0 residues Final Results (k = {fraction (9/23)}): 44.4%:endoplasmic reticulum 22.2%: Golgi 22.2%: extracellular, including cellwall 11.1%: plasma membrane >> prediction for CG103945-02 is end (k = 9)

A search of the NOV1a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table1D. TABLE 1D Geneseq Results for NOV1a NOV1a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent #, Match theMatched Expect Identifier Date] Residues Region Value AAG65620 Novelhuman protein (NHP) sequence - 1 . . . 800 781/800 (97%) 0.0 Homosapiens, 782 aa. 1 . . . 782 781/800 (97%) [WO200170806-A2, 27 SEP.2001] AAG65619 Novel human protein (NHP) sequence - 1 . . . 800 781/800(97%) 0.0 Homo sapiens, 875 aa. 94 . . . 875  781/800 (97%)[WO200170806-A2, 27 SEP. 2001] AAB23609 Human secreted protein SEQ IDNO: 1 . . . 800 781/800 (97%) 0.0 18 - Homo sapiens, 782 aa. 1 . . . 782781/800 (97%) [WO200049134-A1, 24 AUG. 2000] AAB23636 Human secretedprotein SEQ ID NO: 1 . . . 800 781/803 (97%) 0.0 92 - Homo sapiens, 785aa. 1 . . . 785 781/803 (97%) [WO200049134-A1, 24 AUG. 2000] AAG78481Human ZSMF-16 - Homo sapiens, 1 . . . 800 778/800 (97%) 0.0 779 aa.[US2001049432-A1, 1 . . . 779 779/800 (97%) 06 DEC. 2001]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV1a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table1E. TABLE 1E Public BLASTP Results for NOV1a NOV1a Identities/ ProteinResidues/ Similarities for Accession Match the Matched Expect NumberProtein/Organism/Length Residues Portion Value Q9NS98 Semaphorin sem2(FLJ00014 1 . . . 800 781/800 (97%) 0.0 protein) - Homo sapiens (Human),1 . . . 782 781/800 (97%) 782 aa. CAC42673 Sequence 1 from PatentWO0140278 - 1 . . . 800 778/800 (97%) 0.0 Homo sapiens (Human), 779 aa.1 . . . 779 779/800 (97%) Q9QX23 Semaphorin M-SemaK - Mus 1 . . . 795399/805 (49%) 0.0 musculus (Mouse), 775 aa. 1 . . . 770 525/805 (64%)P70275 Semaphorin 3E precursor 1 . . . 795 398/805 (49%) 0.0 (SemaphorinH) (Sema H) - Mus 1 . . . 770 524/805 (64%) musculus (Mouse), 775 aa.O42237 Semaphorin 3E precursor 1 . . . 797 398/806 (49%) 0.0(Collapsin-5) (COLL-5) - Gallus 5 . . . 782 519/806 (64%) gallus(Chicken), 785 aa.

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV1a protein contains the domains shownin the Table 1F. TABLE 1F Domain Analysis of NOV1a Identities/ PfamSimilarities Expect Domain NOV1a Match Region for the Matched RegionValue Sema  76 . . . 521 217/497 (44%) 1.3e−176 360/497 (72%) PSI 539 .. . 622  14/101 (14%) 0.76  56/101 (55%) ig 614 . . . 675  15/66 (23%)0.0061  45/66 (68%)

Example 2

The NOV2 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 2A. TABLE 2A NOV2 Sequence Analysis NOV2a,CG106951-01 SEQ ID NO: 5 6408 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 1400 ORFStop: TGA at 5456CCTGGGACTCTGGGAGAATGGTCCAGAGCTCATTGTCCTTGTTGATAAAATGATAGATTTGGACTCAATATCCCATGCTGCCTCTTCCAACTTGATTTTTACCCCAGACTGGGCTACCAGACTGGTATGCCCACACATGCCCGTTTCCTTTCTTTTCTTCTCTGCATCTCTGCCTTTGTGTCCAGAGCGTGTTTTCCCTTTGCAAGTTTCTCTCCATTCTGCACATTATGAGTTTCAGCATTTCTGTTGCCCTAGAAAGTCTATCTTTGAGATCTTGCACTGTTTCTCTTTTTACAGTGTCTCATAAACTCCCTTCTTGGATTCAGAACCACCCTTTCTTTCCCATTATCCTGTCAAACTGCTTCTTGCCATGGTCCAGGGGTAGGAGGATGGCAGGCAGGAGGTGCTTCTCTGGGGCTCTTAGTGTCTCAATTCTTCTGCTTTATCTGGGTTTTCCTTTACCCAGAATTTTATTATGTAAAATGCTTCACTCAGACTTTGTTCTAATTATCCAATTTTTGGCATACTCTAGAAAGTCTTTTGATATTTTCCTTCCTCCAACTTATCTATTTTTATTTCATAGTTCTCTTTGGTTATCTCTTAGAATCACACTTTCCTGGTTTTAATTTTTCAAATCCTTTGTCTTTCTCACTCGTTCTTAGGTCACCTTTTTTTACATTTTCAAATATATTTTTTGTTCAGCAGAGGGCTCCCTTCCCATCCCTCTTGCAGCCCGGGCAGCTAGGATTTGAAGCTTGCCCCTTGAATCTTTCTCTCCCGCCTTCTAGCCATCAGAAACACTAGATCACTTAAACTTGTAAACAATTCGGCCTCGCTCCTTGTGATTGCGCTAAACCTTCCGTCCTCAGCTGAGAACGCTCCACCACCTCCCCGGATCGCTCATCTCTTGGCTGCCCTCCCACTGTTCCTGATGTTATTTTACTCCCCGTATCCCCTACTCGTTCTTCACAATTCTGTAGGGTGCGTATTACTAACCCCAGTTTACAGCTGAGGAAACTGAGGCTTGGAGAGGTTCGCTCGGTATCGTACAGTTTGCAAGGTTAACCCTAATCCGGCCAGTTCTGGCTTTCCAGCCCAGCCCAGCAGCCTAGCCTCCCTCTCTGCCGCTGCAGGTTATAACGGCTCTCCCCCGTTTTACACGAGGTCCCTTCCCCTTCAAATCCACAGGCAGGAAGATCGTTCCGAACTGACGGGGCTGGGGAATGTGGGAGTCCGGAGTGGGGTTTGGGGGAGCTTCCTCAGGCCCTGAGTGTTGGGGTGGGCAGGCCGCGCCGATGGCCCTCGGGGATGTCACATTCGAGATGGGGTGACCGAGAACGGCAAGGCGGGATGTGGCAAACGGCGGCAAGTGCTCGGAGTCCTAGGTCTTGCCGCCGGAATGCCGGCCGGGGAAGGGGCTTCGGCCCACCGGGCTGGTCACCACACTCGGCAGGCCCGGGGCGGGAGTCGGCCGAGCAGCCGCGGGATGCAGGGCGCCCCCTCGCGCTCCTCCGCGCGCCTCGAGGCTGGCGGGTGCAGCGCCCGCCGCGGCAGGTCTGCTCCAGCCCCCTCCTCTTTTTCGCTCCCGCTCCCCTCCTTCTCTCCCTTTGCTTGCAACTCCTCCCCCACCGCCCCCTCCCTCCTTCTGCTCCCGCGGTCTCCTCCTCCCTGCTCTCTCCGAGCGCCGGGTCGGGAGCTAGTTGGAGCGCGGGGGTTGGTGCCAGAGCCCAGCTCCGCCGAGCCGGGCGGGTCGGCAGCGCATCCAGCGGCTGCTGGGAGCCCGAGCGCAGCGGGCGCGGGCCCGGGTGGGGACTGCACCGGAGCGCTGAGAGCTGGAGGCCGTTCCTGCGCGGCCGCCCCATTCCCAGACCGGCCGCCAGCCCATCTGGTTAGCTCCCGCCGCTCCGCGCCGCCCGGGAGTCGGGAGCCGCGGGGAACCGGGCACCTGCACCCGCCTCTGGGAGTGAGTGGTTCCAGCTGGTGCCTGGCCTGTGTCTCTTGGATGCCCTGTGGCTTCAGTCCGTCTCCTGTTGCCCACCACCTCGTCCCTGGGCCGCCTGATACCCCAGCCCAACAGCTAAGGTGTGGATGGACAGTAGGGGGCTGGCTTCTCTCACTGGTCAGGGGTCTTCTCCCCTGTCTGCCTCCCGGAGCTAGGACTGCAGAGGGGCCTATCATGGTGCTTGCAGGCCCCCTGGCTGTCTCGCTGTTGCTGCCCAGCCTCACACTGCTGGTGTCCCACCTCTCCAGCTCCCAGGATGTCTCCAGTGAGCCCAGCAGTGAGCAGCAGCTGTGCGCCCTTAGCAAGCACCCCACCGTGGCCTTTGAAGACCTGCAGCCGTGGGTCTCTAACTTCACCTACCCTGGAGCCCGGGATTTCTCCCAGCTGGCTTTGGACCCCTCCGGGAACCAGCTCATCGTGGGAGCCAGGAACTACCTCTTCAGACTCAGCCTTGCCAATGTCTCTCTTCTTCAGGCCACAGAGTGGGCCTCCAGTGAGGACACGCGCCGCTCCTGCCAAAGCAAAGGGAAGACTGAGGAGGAGTGTCAGAACTACGTGCGAGTCCTGATCGTCGCCGGCCGGAAGGTGTTCATGTGTGGAACCAATGCCTTTTCCCCCATGTGCACCAGCAGACAGGTGGGGAACCTCAGCCGGACTACTGAGAAGATCAATGGTGTGGCCCGCTGCCCCTATGACCCACGCCACAACTCCACAGCTGTCATCTCCTCCCAGGGGGAGCTCTATGCAGCCACGGTCATCGACTTCTCAGGTCGGGACCCTGCCATCTACCGCAGCCTGGGCAGTGGGCCACCGCTTCGCACTGCCCAATATAACTCCAAGTGGCTTAATGAGCCAAACTTCGTGGCAGCCTATGATATTGGGCTGTTTGCATACTTCTTCCTGCGGGAGAACGCAGTGGAGCACGACTGTGGACGCACCGTGTACTCTCGCGTGGCCCGCGTGTGCAAGAATGACGTGGGGGGCCGATTCCTGCTGGAGGACACATGGACCACATTCATCAAGGCCCGGCTCAACTGCTCCCGCCCGGGCGAGGTCCCCTTCTACTATAACGAGCTGCAGAGTGCCTTCCACTTGCCAGAGCAGGACCTCATCTATGGAGTTTTCACAACCAACGTAAACAGCATCGCGGCTTCTGCTGTCTGCGCCTTCAACCTCAGTGCTATCTCCCAGGCTTTCAATGGCCCATTTCGCTACCAGGAGAACCCCAGGGCTGCCTGGCTCCCCATAGCCAACCCCATCCCCAATTTCCAGTGTGGCACCCTGCCTGAGACCGGTCCCAACGAGAACCTGACGGAGCGCAGCCTGCAGGACGCGCAGCGCCTCTTCCTGATGAGCGAGGCCGTGCAGCCGGTGACACCCGAGCCCTGTGTCACCCAGGACAGCGTGCGCTTCTCACACCTCGTGGTGGACCTGGTGCAGGCTAAAGACACGCTCTACCATGTACTCTACATTGGCACCGAGTCGGGCACCATCCTGAAGGCGCTGTCCACGGCGAGCCGCAGCCTCCACGGCTGCTACCTGGAGGAGCTGCACGTGCTGCCCCCCGGGCGCCGCGAGCCCCTGCGCAGCCTGCGCATCCTGCACAGCGCCCGCGCGCTCTTCGTGGGGCTGAGAGACGGCGTCCTGCGGGTCCCACTGGAGAGGTGCGCCGCCTACCGCAGCCAGGGGGCATGCCTGGGGGCCCGGGACCCGTACTGTGGCTGGGACGGGAAGCAGCAACGTTGCAGCACACTCGAGGACAGCTCCAACATGAGCCTCTGGACCCAGAACATCACCGCCTGTCCTGTGCGGAATGTGACACGGGATGGGGGCTTCGGCCCATGGTCACCATGGCAACCATGTGAGCACTTGGATGGGGACAACTCAGGCTCTTGCCTGTGTCGAGCTCGATCCTGTGATTCCCCTCGACCCCGCTGTGGGGGCCTTGACTGCCTGGGGCCAGCCATCCACATCGCCAACTGCTCCAGGAATGGGGCGTGGACCCCGTGGTCATCGTGGGCGCTGTGCAGCACGTCCTGTGGCATCGGCTTCCAGGTCCGCCAGCGAAGTTGCAGCAACCCTGCTCCCCGCCACGGGGGCCGCATCTGCGTGGGCAAGAGCCGGGAGGAACGGTTCTGTAATGAGAACACGCCTTGCCCGGTGCCCATCTTCTGGGCTTCCTGGGGCTCCTGGAGCAAGTGCAGCAGCAACTGTGGAGGGGGCATGCAGTCGCGGCGTCGGGCCTGCGAGAACGGCAACTCCTGCCTGGGCTGCGGCGTGGAGTTCAAGACGTGCAACCCCGAGGGCTGCCCCGAAGTGCGGCGCAACACCCCCTGGACGCCGTGGCTGCCCGTGAACGTGACGCAGGGCGGGGCACGGCAGGAGCAGCGGTTCCGCTTCACCTGCCGCGCGCCCCTTGCAGACCCGCACGGCCTGCAGTTCGGCAGGAGAAGGACCGAGACGAGGACCTGTCCCGCGGACGGCTCCGGCTCCTGCGACACCGACGCCCTGGTGGAGGACCTCCTGCGCAGCGGGAGCACCTCCCCGCACACGGTGAGCGGGGGCTGGGCCGCCTGGGGCCCGTGGTCGTCCTGCTCCCGGGACTGCGAGCTGGGCTTCCGCGTCCGCAAGAGAACGTGCACTAACCCGGAGCCCCGCAACGGGGGCCTGCCCTGCGTCGGCGATGCTGCCGAGTACCAGGACTGCAACCCCCAGGCTTGCCCAGTTCGGGGTGCTTGGTCCTGCTGGACCTCATGGTCTCCATGCTCAGCTTCCTGTGGTGGGGGTCACTATCAACGCACCCGTTCCTGCACCAGCCCCGCACCCTCCCCAGGTGAGGACATCTGTCTCGGGCTGCACACGGAGGAGGCACTATGTGCCACACAGGCCTGCCCAGAAGGCTGGTCGCCCTGGTCTGAGTGGAGTAAGTGCACTGACGACGGAGCCCAGAGCCGAAGCCGGCACTGTGAGGAGCTCCTCCCAGGGTCCAGCGCCTGTGCTGGAAACAGCAGCCAGAGCCGCCCCTGCCCCTACAGCGAGATTCCCGTCATCCTGCCAGCCTCCAGCATGGAGGAGGCCACCGGCTGTGCAGGGTTCAATCTCATCCACTTGGTGGCCACGGGCATCTCCTGCTTCTTGGGCTCTGGGCTCCTGACCCTAGCAGTGTACCTGTCTTGCCAGCACTGCCAGCGTCAGTCCCAGGAGTCCACACTGGTCCATCCTGCCACCCCCAACCATTTGCACTACAAGGGCGGAGGCACCCCGAAGAATGAAAAGTACACACCCATGGAATTCAAGACCCTGAACAAGAATAACTTGATCCCTGATGACAGAGCCAACTTCTACCCATTGCAGCAGACCAATGTGTACACGACTACTTACTACCCAAGCCCCCTGAACAAACACAGCTTCCGGCCCGAGGCCTCACCTGGACAACGGTGCTTCCCCAACAGCTGATACCGCCGTCCTGGGGACTTGGGCTTCTTGCCTTCATAAGGCACAGAGCAGATGGAGATGGGACAGTGGAGCCAGTTTGGTTTTCTCCCTCTGCACTAGGCCAAGAACTTGCTGCCTTGCCTGTGGGGGGTCCCATCCGGCTTCAGAGAGCTCTGGCTGGCATTGACCATGGGGGAAAGGGCTGGTTTCAGGCTGACATATGGCCGCAGGTCCAGTTCAGCCCAGGTCTCTCATGGTTATCTTCCAACCCACTGTCACGCTGACACTATGCTGCCATGCCTGGGCTGTGGACCTACTGGGCATTTGAGGAACTGGAGAATGGAGATGGCAAGAGGGCAGGCTTTTAAGTTTGGGTTGGAGACAACTTCCTGTGGCCCCCACAAGCTGAGTCTGGCCTTCTCCAGCTGGCCCCAAAAAAGGCCTTTGCTACATCCTGATTATCTCTGAAAGTAATCAATCAAGTGGCTCCAGTAGCTCTGGATTTTCTGCCAGGGCTGGGCCATTGTGGTGCTGCCCCAGTATGACATGGGACCAAGGCCAGCGCAGGTTATCCACCTCTGCCTGGAAGTCTATACTCTACCCAGGGCATCCCTCTGGTCAGAGGCAGTGAGTACTGGGAACTGGAGGCTGACCTGTGCTTAGAAGTCCTTTAATCTGGGCTGGTACAGGCCTCAGCCTTGCCCTCAATGCACGAAAGGTGGCCCAGGAGAGAGGATCAATGCCACAGGAGGCAGAAGTCTGGCCTCTGTGCCTCTATGGAGACTATCTTCCAGTTGCTGCTCAACAGAGTTGTTGGCTGAGACCTGCTTGGGAGTCTCTGCTGGCCCTTCATCTGTTCAGGAACACACACACACACACACTCACACACGCACACACAATCACAATTTGCTACAGCAACAAAAAAGACATTGGGCTGTGGCATTATTAATTAAAGATGATATCCAGTCTCC NOV2a,CG106951-01 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 6 1352 aa MW at 145674.1kDMPAGEGASAHRAGHHTRQARGGSRPSSRGMQGAPSRSSARLEAGGCSARRGRSAPAPSSFSLPLPSFSPFACNSSPTAPSLLLLPRSPPPCSLRAPGRELVGARGLVPEPSSAEPGGSAAHPAAAGSPSAAGAGPGGDCTGALRAGGRSCAAAPFPDRPPAHLVSSRRSAPPGSREPRGTGHLHPPLGVSGSSWCLACVSWMPCGFSPSPVAHHLVPGPPDTPAQQLRCGWTVGGWLLSLVRGLLPCLPPGARTAEGPIMVLAGPLAVSLLLPSLTLLVSHLSSSQDVSSEPSSEQQLCALSKHPTVAFEDLQPWVSNFTYPGARDFSQLALDPSGNQLIVGARNYLFRLSLANVSLLQATEWASSEDTRRSCQSKGKTEEECQNYVRVLIVAGRKVFMCGTNAFSPMCTSRQVGNLSRTTEKINGVARCPYDPRHNSTAVISSQGELYAATVIDFSGRDPAIYRSLGSGPPLRTAQYNSKWLNEPNFVAAYDIGLFAYFFLRENAVEHDCGRTVYSRVARVCKNDVGGRFLLEDTWTTFMKARLNCSRPGEVPFYYNELQSAFHLPEQDLIYGVFTTNVNSIAASAVCAFNLSAISQAFNGPFRYQENPRAAWLPIANPIPNFQCGTLPETGPNENLTERSLQDAQRLFLMSEAVQPVTPEPCVTQDSVRFSHLVVDLVQAKDTLYHVLYIGTESGTILKALSTASRSLHGCYLEELHVLPPGRREPLRSLRILHSARALFVGLRDGVLRVPLERCAAYRSQGACLGARDPYCGWDGKQQRCSTLEDSSNMSLWTQNITACPVRNVTRDGGFGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSCDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPAIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHGGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCSSNCGGGMQSRRRACENGNSCLGCGVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRTETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEDLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRTCTNPEPRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTSPAPSPGEDICLGLHTEEALCATQACPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSACAGNSSQSRPCPYSEIPVILPASSMEEATGCAGFNLIHLVATGISCFLGSGLLTLAVYLSCQHCQRQSQESTLVHPATPNHLHYKGGGTPKNEKYTPMEFKTLNKNNLIPDDRANFYPLQQTNVYTTTYYPSPLNKHSFRPEASPGQRCFPNS NOV2b, CG106951-04 SEQ ID NO: 73631 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 154 ORF Stop: TGA at 3544GCGGCCGCCCCATTCCCAGACCGGCCGCCAGCCCATCTGGTTAGCTCCCGCCGCTCCGCGCCGCCCGGGAGTCGGGAGCCGCGGGGAACCGGGCACCTGCACCCGCCTCTGGGAGTGAGTGGTTCCAGCTGGTGCCTGGCCTGTGTCTCTTGGATGCCCTGTGGCTTCAGTCCGTCTCCTGTTGCCCACCACCTCGTCCCTGGGCCGCCTGATACCCCAGCCCAACAGCTAAGGTGTGGATGGACAGTAGGGGGCTGGCTTCTCTCACTGGTCAGGGGTCTTCTCCCCTGTCTGCCTCCCGGAGCTAGGACTGCAGAGGGGCCTATCATGGTGCTTGCAGGCCCCCTGGCTGTCTCGCTGTTGCTGCCCAGCCTCACACTGCTGGTGTCCCACCTCTCCAGCTCCCAGGATGTCTCCAGTGAGCCCAGCAGTGAGCAGCAGCTGTGCGCCCTTAGCAAGCACCCCACCGTGGCCTTTGAAGACCTGCAGCCGTGGGTCTCTAACTTCACCTACCCTGGAGCCCGGGATTTCTCCCAGCTGGCTTTGGACCCCTCCGGGAACCAGCTCATCGTGGGAGCCAGGAACTACCTCTTCAGACTCAGCCTTGCCAATGTCTCTCTTCTTCAGGCCACAGAGTGGGCCTCCAGTGAGGACACGCGCCGCTCCTGCCAAAGCAAAGGGAAGACTGAGGAGGAGTGTCAGAACTACGTGCGAGTCCTGATCGTCGCCGGCCGGAAGGTGTTCATGTGTGGAACCAATGCCTTTTCCCCCATGTGCACCAGCAGACAGGTGGGGAACCTCAGCCGGACTACTGAGAAGATCAATGGTGTGGCCCGCTGCCCCTATGACCCACGCCACAACTCCACAGCTGTCATCTCCTCCCAGGGGGAGCTCTATGCAGCCACGGTCATCGACTTCTCAGGTCGGGACCCTGCCATCTACCGCAGCCTGGGCAGTGGGCCACCGCTTCGCACTGCCCAATATAACTCCAAGTGGCTTAATGAGCCAAACTTCGTGGCAGCCTATGATATTGGGCTGTTTGCATACTTCTTCCTGCGGGAGAACGCAGTGGAGCACGACTGTGGACGCACCGTGTACTCTCGCGTGGCCCGCGTGTGCAAGAATGACGTGGGGGGCCGATTCCTGCTGGAGGACACATGGACCACATTCATGAAGGCCCGGCTCAACTGCTCCCGCCCGGGCGAGGTCCCCTTCTACTATAACGAGCTGCAGAGTGCCTTCCACTTGCCAGAGCAGGACCTCATCTATGGAGTTTTCACAACCAACGTAAACAGCATCGCGGCTTCTGCTGTCTGCGCCTTCAACCTCAGTGCTATCTCCCAGGCTTTCAATGGCCCATTTCGCTACCAGGAGAACCCCAGGGCTGCCTGGCTCCCCATAGCCAACCCCATCCCCAATTTCCAGTGTGGCACCCTGCCTGAGACCGGTCCCAACGAGAACCTGACGGAGCGCAGCCTGCAGGACGCGCAGCGCCTCTTCCTGATGAGCGAGGCCGTGCAGCCGGTGACACCCGAGCCCTGTGTCACCCAGGACAGCGTGCGCTTCTCACACCTCGTGGTGGACCTGGTGCAGGCTAAAGACACGCTCTACCATGTACTCTACATTGGCACCGAGTCGGGCACCATCCTGAAGGCGCTGTCCACGGCGAGCCGCAGCCTCCACGGCTGCTACCTGGAGGAGCTGCACGTGCTGCCCCCCGGGCGCCGCGAGCCCCTGCGCAGCCTGCGCATCCTGCACAGCGCCCGCGCGCTCTTCGTGGGGCTGAGAGACGGCGTCCTGCGGGTCCCACTGGAGAGGTGCGCCGCCTACCGCAGCCAGGGGGCATGCCTGGGGGCCCGGGACCCGTACTGTGGCTGGGACGGGAAGCAGCAACGTTGCAGCACACTCGAGGACAGCTCCAACATGAGCCTCTGGACCCAGAACATCACCGCCTGTCCTGTGCGGAATGTGACACGGGATGGGGGCTTCGGCCCATGGTCACCATGGCAACCATGTGAGCACTTGGATGGGGACAACTCAGGCTCTTGCCTGTGTCGAGCTCGATCCTGTGATTCCCCTCGACCCCGCTGTGGGGGCCTTGACTGCCTGGGGCCAGCCATCCACATCGCCAACTGCTCCAGGAATGGGGCGTGGACCCCGTGGTCATCGTGGGCGCTGTGCAGCACGTCCTGTGGCATCGGCTTCCAGGTCCGCCAGCGAAGTTGCAGCAACCCTGCTCCCCGCCACGGGGGCCGCATCTGCGTGGGCAAGAGCCGGGAGGAACGGTTCTGTAATGAGAACACGCCTTGCCCGGTGCCCATCTTCTGGGCTTCCTGGGGCTCCTGGAGCAAGTGCAGCAGCAACTGTGGAGGGGGCATGCAGTCGCGGCGTCGGGCCTGCGAGAACGGCAACTCCTGCCTGGGCTGCGGCGTGGAGTTCAAGACGTGCAACCCCGAGGGCTGCCCCGAAGTGCGGCGCAACACCCCCTGGACGCCGTGGCTGCCCGTGAACGTGACGCAGGGCGGGGCACGGCAGGAGCAGCGGTTCCGCTTCACCTGCCGCGCGCCCCTTGCAGACCCGCACGGCCTGCAGTTCGGCAGGAGAAGGACCGAGACGAGGACCTGTCCCGCGGACGGCTCCGGCTCCTGCGACACCGACGCCCTGGTGGAGGACCTCCTGCGCAGCGGGAGCACCTCCCCGCACACGGTGAGCGGGGGCTGGGCCGCCTGGGGCCCGTGGTCGTCCTGCTCCCGGGACTGCGAGCTGGGCTTCCGCGTCCGCAAGAGAACGTGCACTAACCCGGAGCCCCGCAACGGGGGCCTGCCCTGCGTGGGCGATGCTGCCGAGTACCAGGACTGCAACCCCCAGGCTTGCCCAGTTCGGGGTGCTTGGTCCTGCTGGACCTCATGGTCTCCATGCTCAGCTTCCTGTGGTGGGGGTCACTATCAACGCACCCGTTCCTGCACCAGCCCCGCACCCTCCCCAGAAGGCTGGTCGCCCTGGTCTGAGTGGAGTAAGTGCACTGACGACGGAGCCCAGAGCCGAAGCCGGCACTGTGAGGAGCTCCTCCCAGGGTCCAGCGCCTGTGCTGGAAACAGCAGCCAGAGCCGCCCCTGCCCCTACAGCGAGATTCCCGTCATCCTGCCAGCCTCCAGCATGGAGGAGGCCACCGGCTGTGCAGGGTTCAATCTCATCCACTTGGTGGCCACGGGCATCTCCTGCTTCTTGGGCTCTGGGCTCCTGACCCTAGCAGTGTACCTGTCTTGCCAGCACTGCCAGCGTCAGTCCCAGGAGTCCACACTGGTCCATCCTGCCACCCCCAACCATTTGCACTACAAGGGCGGAGGCACCCCGAAGAATGAAAAGTACACACCCATGGAATTCAAGACCCTGAACAAGAATAACTTGATCCCTGATGACAGAGCCAACTTCTACCCATTGCAGCAGACCAATGTGTACACGACTACTTACTACCCAAGCCCCCTGAACAAACACAGCTTCCGGCCCGAGGCCTCACCTGGACAACGGTGCTTCCCCAACAGCTGATACCGCCGTCCTGGGGACTTGGGCTTCTTGCCTTCATAAGGCACAGAGCAGATGGAGATGGGACAGTGGAGCCAGTTTGGTTTCT NOV2b,CG106951-04 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 8 1130 aa MW at 123700.9kDMPCGFSPSPVAHHLVPGPPDTPAQQLRCGWTVGGWLLSLVRGLLPCLPPGARTAEGPIMVLAGPLAVSLLLPSLTLLVSHLSSSQDVSSEPSSEQQLCALSKHPTVAFEDLQPWVSNFTYPGARDFSQLALDPSGNQLIVGARNYLFRLSLANVSLLQATEWASSEDTRRSCQSKGKTEEECQNYVRVLIVAGRKVFMCGTNAFSPMCTSRQVGNLSRTTEKINGVARCPYDPRHNSTAVISSQGELYAATVIDFSGRDPAIYRSLGSGPPLRTAQYNSKWLNEPNFVAAYDIGLFAYFFLRENAVEHDCGRTVYSRVARVCKNDVGGRFLLEDTWTTFMKARLNCSRPGEVPFYYNELQSAFHLPEQDLIYGVFTTNVNSIAASAVCAFNLSAISQAFNGPFRYQENPRAAWLPIANPIPNFQCGTLPETGPNENLTERSLQDAQRLFLMSEAVQPVTPEPCVTQDSVRFSHLVVDLVQAKDTLYHVLYIGTESGTILKALSTASRSLHGCYLEELHVLPPGRREPLRSLRILHSARALFVGLRDGVLRVPLERCAAYRSQGACLGARDPYCGWDGKQQRCSTLEDSSNMSLWTQNITACPVRNVTRDGGFGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSCDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPAIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHGGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCSSNCGGGMQSRRRACENGNSCLGCGVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRTETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEDLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRTCTNPEPRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTSPAPSPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSACAGNSSQSRPCPYSEIPVILPASSMEEATGCAGFNLIHLVATGISCFLGSGLLTLAVYLSCQHCQRQSQESTLVHPATPNHLHYKGGGTPKNEKYTPMEFKTLNKNNLIPDDRANFYPLQQTNVYTTTYYPSPLNKHSFRPEASPGQRCFPNS NOV2c, 209829549 SEQ ID NO: 9 1203bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceGGATCCGGCCCATGGTCACCATGGCAACCATGTGAGCACTTGGATGGGGACAACTCAGGCTCTTGCCTGTGTCGAGCTCGATCCTGTGATTCCCCTCGACCCCGCTGTGGGGGCCTTGACTGCCTGGGGCCAGCCATCCACATCGCCAACTGCTCCAGGAATGGGGCGTGGACCCCGTGGTCATCGTGGGCGCTGTGCAGCACGTCCTGTGGCATCGGCTTCCAGGTCCGCCAGCGAAGTTGCAGCAACCCTGCTCCCCGCCACGGGGGCCGCATCTGCGTGGGCAAGAGCCGGGAGGAACGGTTCTGTAATGAGAACACGCCTTGCCCGGTGCCCATCTTCTGGGCTTCCTGGGGCTCCTGGAGCAAGTGCAGCAGCAACTGTGGAGGGGGCATGCGGTCGCGGCGTCGGGCCTGCGAGAACGGCAACTCCTGCCTGGGCTGCGGCGTGGAGTTCAAGACGTGCAACCCCGAGGGCTGCCCCGAAGTGCGGCGCAACACCCCCTGGACGCCGTGGCTGCCCGTGAACGTGACGCAGGGCGGGGCACGGCAGGAGCAGCGGTTCCGCTTCACCTGCCGCGCGCCCCTTGCAGACCCGCACGGCCTGCAGTTCGGCAGGAGAAGGACCGAGACGAGGACCTGTCCCGCGGACGGCTCCGGCTCCTGCGACACCGACGCCCTGGTGGAGGACCTCCTGCGCAGCGGGAGCACCTCCCCGCACACGGTGAGCGGGGGCTGGGCCGCCTGGGGCCCGTGGTCGTCCTGCTCCCGGGACTGCGAGCTGGGCTTCCGCGTCCGCAAGAGAACGTGCACTAACCCGGAGCCCCGCAACGGGGGCCTGCCCTGCGTGGGCGATGCTGCCGAGTACCAGGACTGCAACCCCCAGGCTTGCCCAGTTCGGGGTGCTTGGTCCTGCTGGACCTCATGGTCTCCATGCTCAGCTTCCTGTGGTGGGGGTCACTATCAACGCACCCGTTCCTGCACCAGCCCCGCACCCTCCCCAGGTGAGGACATCTGTCTCGGGCTGCACACGGAGGAGGCACTATGTGCCACACAGGCCTGCCCAGAAGGCTGGTCGCCCTGGTCTGAGTGGAGTAAGTGCACTGACGACGGAGCCCAGAGCCGAAGCCGGCACTGTGAGGAGCTCCTCCCAGGGTCCAGCGCCTGTGCTGGAAACAGCAGCCAGAGCCGCCCCTGCGTCGAC NOV2c, 209829549 Protein SequenceSEQ ID NO: 10 401 aa MW at 43284.5kDGSGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSCDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPAIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHGGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCSSNCGGGMRSRRRACENGNSCLGCGVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRTETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEDLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRTCTNPEPRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTSPAPSPGEDICLGLHTEEALCATQACPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSACAGNSSQSRPCVD NOV2d, 209829553 SEQ ID NO: 11 1203bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceGGATCCGGCCCATGGTCACCATGGCAACCATGTGAGCACTTGGATGGGGACAACTCAGGCTCTTGCCTGTGTCGAGCTCGATCCTGTGATTCCCCTCGACCCCGCTGTGGGGGCCTTGACTGCCTGGGGCCAGCCATCCACATCGCCAACTGCTCCAGGAATGGGGCGTGGACCCCGTGGTCATCGTGGGCGCTGTGCAGCACGTCCTGTGGCATCGGCTTCCAGGTCCGCCAGCGAAGTTGCAGCAACCCTGCTCCCCGCCACGGGGGCCGCATCTGCGTGGGCAAGAGCCGGGAGGAACGGTTCTGTAATGAGAACACGCCTTGCCCGGTGCCCATCTTCTGGGCTTCCTGGGGCTCCTGGAGCAAGTGCAGCAGCAACTGTGGAGGGGGCATGCAGTCGCGGCGTCGGGCCTGCGAGAACGGCAACTCCTGCCTGGGCTGCGGCGTGGAGTTCAAGACGTGCAACCCCGAGGGCTGCCCCGAAGTGCGGCGCAACACCCCCTGGACGCCGTGGCTGCCCGTGAACGTGACGCAGGGCGGGGCACGGCAGGAGCAGCGGTTCCGCTTCACCTGCCGCGCGCCCCTTGCAGACCCGCACGGCCTGCAGTTCGGCAGGAGAAGGACCGAGACGAGGACCTGTCCCGCGGACGGCTCCGGCTCCTGCGACACCGACGCCCTGGTGGAGGACCTCCTGCGCAGCGGGAGCACCTCCCCGCACACGGTGAGCGGGGGCTGGGCCGCCTGGGGCCCGTGGTCGTCCTGCTCCCGGGACTGCGAGCTGGGCTTCCGCGTCCGCAAGAGAACGTGCACTAACCCGGAGTCCCGCAACGGGGGCCTGCCCTGCGTGGGCGATGCTGCCGAGTACCAGGACTGCAACCCCCAGGCTTGCCCAGTTCGGGGTGCTTGGTCCTGCTGGACCTCATGGTCTCCATGCTCAGCTTCCTGTGGTGGGGGTCACTATCAACGCACCCGTTCCTGCACCAGCCCCGCACCCTCCCCAGGTGAGGACATCTGTCTCGGGCTGCACACGGAGGAGGCACTATGTGCCACACAGGCCTGCCCAGAAGGCTGGTCGCCCTGGTCTGAGTGGAGTAAGTGCACTGACGACGGAGCCCAGAGCCGAAGCCGGCACTGTGAGGAGCTCCTCCCAGGGTCCAGCGCCTGTGCTGGAAACAGCAGCCAGAGCCGCCCCTGCGTCGAC NOV2d, 209829553 Protein SequenceSEQ ID NO: 12 401 aa MW at 43246.4kDGSGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSCDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPAIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHGGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCSSNCGGGMQSRRRACENGNSCLGCGVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRTETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEDLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRTCTNPESRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTSPAPSPGEDICLGLHTEEALCATQACPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSACAGNSSQSRPCVD NOV2e, 209829642 SEQ ID NO: 13 1203bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceGGATCCGGCCCATGGTCACCATGGCAACCATGTGAGCACTTGGATGGGGACAACTCAGGCTCTTGCCTGTGTCGAGCTCGATCCTGTGATTCCCCTCGACCCCGCTGTGGGGGCCTTGACTGCCTGGGGCCAGCCATCCACATCGCCAACTGCTCCAGGAATGGGGCGTGGACCCCGTGGTCATCGTGGGCGCTGTGCAGCACGTCCTGTGGCATCGGCTTCCAGGTCCGCCAGCGAAGTTGCAGCAACCCTGCTCCCCGCCACGGGGGCCGCATCTGCGTGGGCAAGAGCCGGGAGGAACGGTTCTGTAATGAGAACACGCCTTGCCCGGTGCCCATCTTCTGGGCTTCCTGGGGCTCCTGGAGCAAGTGCAGCAGCAACTGTGGAGGGGGCATGCAGTCGCGGCGTCGGGCCTGCGAGAACGGCAACTCCTGCCTGGGCTGCGGCGTGGAGTTCAAGACGTGCAACCCCGAGGGCTGCCCCGAAGTGCGGCGCAACACCCCCTGGACGCCGTGGCTGCCCGTGAACGTGACGCAGGGCGGGGCACGGCAGGAGCAGCGGTTCCGCTTCACCTGCCGCGCGCCCCTTGCAGACCCGCACGGCCTGCAGTTCGGCAGGAGAAGGACCGAGACGAGGACCTGTCCCGCGGACGGCTCCGGCTCCTGCGACACCGACGCCCTGGTGGAGGACCTCCTGCGCAGCGGGAGCACCTCCCCGCACACGGTGAGCGGGGGCTGGGCCGCCTGGGGCCCGTGGTCGTCCTGCTCCCGGGACTGCGAGCTGGGCTTCCGCGTCCGCAAGAGAACGTGCACTAACCCGGAGCCCCGCAACGGGGGCCTGCCCTGCGTGGGCCATGCTGCCGAGTACCAGGACTGCAACCCCCAGGCTTGCCCAGTTCGGGGTGCTTGGTCCTGCTGGACCTCATGGTCTCCATGCTCAGCTTCCTGTGGTGGGGGTCACTATCAACGCACCCGTTCCTGCACCAGCCCCGCACCCTCCCCAGGTGAGGACATCTGTCTCGGGCTGCACACGGAGGAGGCACTATGTGCCACACAGGCCTGCCCAGAAGGCTGGTCGCCCTGGTCTGAGTGGAGTAAGTGCACTGACGACGGAGCCCAGAGCCGAAGCCGGCACTGTGAGGAGCTCCTCCCAGGGTCCAGCGCCTGTGCTGGAAACAGCAGCCAGAGCCGCCCCTGCGTCGAC NOV2e, 209829642 Protein SequenceSEQ ID NO: 14 401 aa MW at 43256.4kDGSGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSCDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPAIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHGGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCSSNCGGGMQSRRRACENGNSCLGCGVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRTETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEDLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRTCTNPEPRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTSPAPSPGEDICLGLHTEEALCATQACPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSACAGNSSQSRPCVD NOV2f, 209829670 SEQ ID NO: 15 1203bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceGGATCCGCCCCATGGTCACCATGGCAACCATGTGAGCACTTGGATGGGGACAACTCAGGCTCTTGCCTGTGTCGAGCTCGATCCTGTGATTCCCCTCGACCCCGCTGTGGGGGCCTTGACTGCCTGGGGCCAACCATCCACATCGCCAACTGCTCCAGGAATGGGGCGTGGACCCCGTGGTCATCGTGGGCGCTGTGCAGCACGTCCTGTGGCATCGGCTTCCAGGTCCGCCAGCGAAGTTGCAGCAACCCTGCTCCCCGCCACGGGGGCCGCATCTGCGTGGGCAAGAGCCGGGAGGAACGGTTCTGTAATGAGAACACGCCTTGCCCGGTGCCCATCTTCTGGGCTTCCTGGGGCTCCTGGAGCAAGTGCGGCAGCAACTGTGGAGGGGGCATGCAGTCGCGGCGTCGGGCCTGCGAGAACGGCAACTCCTGCCTGGGCTGCGGCGTGGAGTTCAAGACGTGCAACCCCGAGGGCTGCCCCGAAGTGCGGCGCAACACCCCCTGGACGCCGTGGCTGCCCGTGAACGTGACGCAGGGCGGGGCACGGCAGGAGCAGCGGTTCCGCTTCACCTGCCGCGCGCCCCTTGCAGACCCGCACGGCCTGCAGTTCGGCAGGAGAAGGACCGAGACGAGGACCTGTCCCGCGGACGGCTCCGGCTCCTGCGACACCGACGCCCTGGTGGAGGTCCTCCTGCGCAGCGGGAGCACCTCCCCGCACACGGTGAGCGGGGGCTGGGCCGCCTGGGGCCCGTGGTCGTCCTGCTCCCGGGACTGCGAGCTGGGCTTCCGCGTCCGCAAGAGAACGTGCACTAACCCGGAGCCCCGCAACGGGGGCCTGCCCTGCGTGGGCGATGCTGCCGAGTACCAGGACTGCAACCCCCAGGCTTGCCCAGTTCGGGGTGCTTGGTCCTGCTGGACCTCATGGTCTCCATGCTCAGCTTCCTGTGGTGGGGGTCACTATCAACGCACCCGTTCCTGCACCAGCCCCGCACCCTCCCCAGGTGAGGACATCTGTCTCGGGCTGCACACGGAGGAGGCACTATGTGCCACACAGGCCTGCCCAGAAGGCTGGTCGCCCTGGTCTGAGTGGAGTAAGTGCACTGACGACGGAGCCCAGAGCCGAAGCCGGCACTGTGAGGAGCTCCTCCCAGGGTCCAGCGCCTGTGCTGGAAACAGCAGCCAGAGCCGCCCCTGCGTCGAC NOV2f, 209829670 Protein SequenceSEQ ID NO: 16 401 aa MW at 43240.5kDGSGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSCDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPTIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHGGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCGSNCGGGMQSRRRACENGNSCLGCGVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRTETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEVLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRTCTNPEPRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTSPAPSPGEDICLGLHTEEALCATQACPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSACAGNSSQSRPCVD NOV2g, CG106951-02 SEQ ID NO: 174233 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 2 ORF Stop: TGA at 3281 CATGGTGCTTGCAGGCCCCCTGGCTGTCTCGCTGTTGCTGCCCAGCCTCACACTGCTGGTGTCCCACCTCTCCAGCTCCCAGGATGTCTCCAGTGAGCCCAGCAGTGAGCAGCAGCTGTGCGCCCTTAGCAAGCACCCCACCGTGGCCTTTGAAGACCTGCAGCCGTGGGTCTCTAACTTCACCTACCCTGGAGCCCGGGATTTCTCCCAGCTGGCTTTGGACCCCTCCGGGAACCAGCTCATCGTGGGAGCCAGGAACTACCTCTTCAGACTCAGCCTTGCCAATGTCTCTCTTCTTCAGGCCACAGAGTGGGCCTCCAGTGAGGACACGCGCCGCTCCTGCCAAAGCAAAGGGAAGACTGAGGAGGAGTGTCAGAACTACGTGCGAGTCCTGATCGTCGCCGGCCGGAAGGTGTTCATGTGTGGAACCAATGCCTTTTCCCCCATGTGCACCAGCAGACAGGTGGGGAACCTCAGCCGGACTACTGAGAAGATCAATGGTGTGGCCCGCTGCCCCTATGACCCACGCCACAACTCCACAGCTGTCATCTCCTCCCAGGGGGAGCTCTATGCAGCCACGGTCATCGACTTCTCAGGTCGGGACCCTGCCATCTACCGCAGCCTGGGCAGTGGGCCACCGCTTCGCACTGCCCAATATAACTCCAAGTGGCTTAATGAGCCAAACTTCGTGGCAGCCTATGATATTGGGCTGTTTGCATACTTCTTCCTGCGGGAGAACGCAGTGGAGCACGACTGTGGACGCACCGTGTACTCTCGCGTGGCCCGCGTGTGCAAGAATGACGTGGGGGGCCGATTCCTGCTGGAGGACACATGGACCACATTCATGAAGGCCCGGCTCAACTGCTCCCGCCCGGGCGAGGTCCCCTTCTACTATAACGAGCTGCAGAGTGCCTTCCACTTGCCAGAGCAGGACCTCATCTATGGAGTTTTCACAACCAACGTAAACAGCATCGCGGCTTCTGCTGTCTGCGCCTTCAACCTCAGTGCTATCTCCCAGGCTTTCAATGGCCCATTTCGCTACCAGGAGAACCCCAGGGCTGCCTGGCTCCCCATAGCCAACCCCATCCCCAATTTCCAGTGTGGCACCCTGCCTGAGACCGGTCCCAACGAGAACCTGACGGAGCGCAGCCTGCAGGACGCGCAGCGCCTCTTCCTGATGAGCGAGGCCGTGCAGCCGGTGACACCCGAGCCCTGTGTCACCCAGGACAGCGTGCGCTTCTCACACCTCGTGGTGGACCTGGTGCAGGCTAAAGACACGCTCTACCATGTACTCTACATTGGCACCGAGTCGGGCACCATCCTGAAGGCGCTGTCCACGGCGAGCCGCAGCCTCCACGGCTGCTACCTGGAGGAGCTGCACGTGCTCCCCCCCGGGCGCCGCGAGCCCCTGCGCAGCCTGCGCATCCTGCACAGCGCCCGCGCGCTCTTCGTGGGGCTGAGAGACGGCGTCCTGCGGGTCCCACTGGAGAGGTGCGCCGCCTACCGCAGCCAGGGGGCATGCCTGGGGGCCCGGGACCCGTACTGTGGCTGGGACGGGAAGCAGCAACGTTGCAGCACACTCGAGGACAGCTCCAACATGAGCCTCTGGACCCAGAACATCACCGCCTGTCCTGTGCGGAATGTGACACGGGATGGGGGCTTCGGCCCATGGTCACCATGGCAACCATGTGAGCACTTGGATGGGGACAACTCAGGCTCTTGCCTGTGTCGAGCTCGATCCTGTGATTCCCCTCGACCCCGCTGTGGGGGCCTTGACTGCCTGGGGCCAGCCATCCACATCGCCAACTGCTCCAGGAATGGGGCGTGGACCCCGTGGTCATCGTGGGCGCTGTGCAGCACGTCCTGTGGCATCGGCTTCCAGGTCCGCCAGCGAAGTTGCAGCAACCCTGCTCCCCGCCACGGGGGCCGCATCTGCGTGGGCAAGAGCCGGGAGGAACGGTTCTGTAATGAGAACACGCCTTGCCCGGTGCCCATCTTCTGGGCTTCCTGGGGCTCCTGGAGCAAGTGCAGCAGCAACTGTGGAGGGGGCATGCAGTCGCGGCGTCGGGCCTGCGAGAACGGCAACTCCTGCCTGGGCTGCGGCGTGGAGTTCAAGACGTGCAACCCCGAGGGCTGCCCCGAAGTGCGGCGCAACACCCCCTGGACGCCGTGGCTGCCCGTGAACGTGACGCAGGGCGGGGCACGGCAGGAGCAGCGGTTCCGCTTCACCTGCCGCGCGCCCCTTGCAGACCCGCACGGCCTGCAGTTCGGCAGGAGAAGGACCGAGACGAGGACCTGTCCCGCGGACGGCTCCGGCTCCTGCGACACCGACGCCCTGGTGGAGGACCTCCTGCGCAGCGGGAGCACCTCCCCGCACACGGTGAGCGGGGGCTGGGCCGCCTGGGGCCCGTGGTCGTCCTGCTCCCGGGACTGCGAGCTGGGCTTCCGCGTCCGCAAGAGAACGTGCACTAACCCGGAGCCCCGCAACGGGGGCCTGCCCTGCGTGGGCGATGCTGCCGAGTACCAGGACTGCAACCCCCAGGCTTGCCCAGTTCGGGGTGCTTGGTCCTGCTGGACCTCATGGTCTCCATGCTCAGCTTCCTGTGGTGGGGGTCACTATCAACGCACCCGTTCCTGCACCAGCCCCGCACCCTCCCCAGGTGAGGACATCTGTCTCGGGCTGCACACGGAGGAGGCACTATGTGCCACACAGGCCTGCCCAGAAGGCTGGTCGCCCTGGTCTGAGTGGAGTAAGTGCACTGACGACGGAGCCCAGAGCCGAAGCCGGCACTGTGAGGAGCTCCTCCCAGGGTCCAGCGCCTGTGCTGGAAACAGCAGCCAGAGCCGCCCCTGCCCCTACAGCGAGATTCCCGTCATCCTGCCAGCCTCCAGCATGGAGGAGGCCACCGGCTGTGCAGGGTTCAATCTCATCCACTTGGTGGCCACGGGCATCTCCTGCTTCTTGGGCTCTGGGCTCCTGACCCTAGCAGTGTACCTGTCTTGCCAGCACTGCCAGCGTCAGTCCCAGGAGTCCACACTGGTCCATCCTGCCACCCCCAACCATTTGCACTACAAGGGCGGAGGCACCCCGAAGAATGAAAAGTACACACCCATGGAATTCAAGACCCTGAACAAGAATAACTTGATCCCTGATGACAGAGCCAACTTCTACCCATTGCAGCAGACCAATGTGTACACGACTACTTACTACCCAAGCCCCCTGAACAAACACAGCTTCCGGCCCGAGGCCTCACCTGGACAACGGTGCTTCCCCAACAGCTGATACCGCCGTCCTGGGGACTTGGGCTTCTTGCCTTCATAAGGCACAGAGCAGATGGAGATGGGACAGTGGAGCCAGTTTGGTTTTCTCCCTCTGCACTAGGCCAAGAACTTGCTGCCTTGCCTGTGGGGGGTCCCATCCGGCTTCAGAGAGCTCTGGCTGGCATTGACCATGGGGGAAAGGGCTGGTTTCAGGCTGACATATGGCCGCAGGTCCACTTCAGCCCAGGTCTCTCATGGTTATCTTCCAACCCACTGTCACGCTGACACTATGCTGCCATGCCTGGGCTGTGGACCTACTGGGCATTTGAGGAACTGGAGAATGGAGATGGCAAGAGGGCAGGCTTTTAAGTTTGGGTTGGAGACAACTTCCTGTGGCCCCCACAAGCTGAGTCTGGCCTTCTCCAGCTGGCCCCAAAAAAGGCCTTTGCTACATCCTGATTATCTCTGAAAGTAATCAATCAAGTGGCTCCAGTAGCTCTGGATTTTCTGCCAGGGCTGGGCCATTGTGGTGCTGCCCCAGTATGACATGGGACCAAGGCCAGCGCAGGTTATCCACCTCTGCCTGGAAGTCTATACTCTACCCAGGGCATCCCTCTGGTCAGAGGCAGTGAGTACTGGGAACTGGAGGCTGACCTGTGCTTAGAAGTCCTTTAATCTGGGCTGGTACAGGCCTCAGCCTTGCCCTCAATGCACGAAAGGTGGCCCAGGAGAGAGGATCAATGCCACAGGAGGCAGAAGTCTGGCCTCTGTGCCTCTATGGAGACTATCTTCCAGTTGCTGCTCAACAGAGTTGTTGGCTGAGACCTGCTTGGGAGTCTCTGCTGGCCCTTCATCTGTTCAGGAACACACACACACACACACTCACACACGCACACACAATCACAATTTGCTACAGCAACAAAAAAGACATTGGGCTGTGGCATTATTAATTAAAGATGATATCCAGTCTCCNOV2g, CG106951-02 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 18 1093 aa MW at119865.3kDMVLAGPLAVSLLLPSLTLLVSHLSSSQDVSSEPSSEQQLCALSKHPTVAFEDLQPWVSNFTYPGARDFSQLALDPSGNQLIVGARNYLFRLSLANVSLLQATEWASSEDTRRSCQSKGKTEEECQNYVRVLIVAGRKVFMCGTNAFSPMCTSRQVGNLSRTTEKINGVARCPYDPRHNSTAVISSQGELYAATVIDFSGRDPAIYRSLGSGPPLRTAQYNSKWLNEPNFVAAYDIGLFAYFFLRENAVEHDCGRTVYSRVARVCKNDVGGRFLLEDTWTTFMKARLNCSRPGEVPFYYNELQSAFHLPEQDLIYGVFTTNVNSIAASAVCAFNLSAISQAFNGPFRYQENPRAAWLPIANPIPNFQCGTLPETGPNENLTERSLQDAQRLFLMSEAVQPVTPEPCVTQDSVRFSHLVVDLVQAKDTLYHVLYIGTESGTILKALSTASRSLHGCYLEELHVLPPGRREPLRSLRILHSARALFVGLRDGVLRVPLERCAAYRSQGACLGARDPYCGWDGKQQRCSTLEDSSNMSLWTQNITACPVRNVTRDGGFGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSCDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPAIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHGGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCSSNCGGGMQSRRRACENGNSCLGCGVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRTETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEDLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRTCTNPEPRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTSPAPSPGEDICLGLHTEEALCATQACPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSACAGNSSQSRPCPYSEIPVILPASSMEEATGCAGFNLIHLVATGISCFLGSGLLTLAVYLSCQHCQRQSQESTLVHPATPNHLHYKGGGTPKNEKYTPMEFKTLNKNNLIPDDRANFYPLQQTNVYTTTYYPSPLNKHSFRPEASPGQRCFPNSNOV2h, CG106951-03 SEQ ID NO: 19 1203 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 7ORF Stop: at 1198GGATCCGGCCCATGGTCACCATGGCAACCATGTGAGCACTTGGATGGGGACAACTCAGGCTCTTGCCTGTGTCGAGCTCGATCCTGTGATTCCCCTCGACCCCGCTGTGGGGGCCTTGACTGCCTGGGGCCAACCATCCACATCGCCAACTGCTCCAGGAATGGGGCGTGGACCCCGTGGTCATCGTGGGCGCTGTGCAGCACGTCCTGTGGCATCGGCTTCCAGGTCCGCCAGCGAAGTTGCAGCAACCCTGCTCCCCGCCACGGGGGCCGCATCTGCGTGGGCAAGAGCCGGGAGGAACGGTTCTGTAATGAGAACACGCCTTGCCCGGTGCCCATCTTCTGGGCTTCCTGGGGCTCCTGGAGCAAGTGCGGCAGCAACTGTGGAGGGGGCATGCAGTCGCGGCGTCGGGCCTGCGAGAACGGCAACTCCTGCCTGGGCTGCGGCGTGGAGTTCAAGACGTGCAACCCCGAGGGCTGCCCCGAAGTGCGGCGCAACACCCCCTGGACGCCGTGGCTGCCCGTGAACGTGACGCAGGGCGGGGCACGGCAGGAGCAGCGGTTCCGCTTCACCTGCCGCGCGCCCCTTGCAGACCCGCACGGCCTGCAGTTCGGCAGGAGAAGGACCGAGACGAGGACCTGTCCCGCGGACGGCTCCGGCTCCTGCGACACCGACGCCCTGGTGGAGGTCCTCCTGCGCAGCGGGAGCACCTCCCCGCACACGGTGAGCGGGGGCTGGGCCGCCTGGGGCCCGTGGTCGTCCTGCTCCCGGGACTCCGAGCTGGGCTTCCGCGTCCGCAAGAGAACGTGCACTAACCCGGAGCCCCGCAACGGGGGCCTGCCCTGCGTGGGCGATGCTGCCGAGTACCAGGACTGCAACCCCCAGGCTTGCCCAGTTCGGGGTGCTTGGTCCTGCTGGACCTCATGGTCTCCATGCTCAGCTTCCTGTGGTGGGGGTCACTATCAACGCACCCGTTCCTGCACCAGCCCCGCACCCTCCCCAGGTGAGGACATCTGTCTCGGGCTGCACACGGAGGAGGCACTATGTGCCACACAGGCCTGCCCAGAAGGCTGGTCGCCCTGGTCTGAGTGGAGTAAGTGCACTGACGACGGAGCCCAGAGCCGAAGCCGGCACTGTGAGGAGCTCCTCCCAGGGTCGAGCGCCTGTGCTGGAAACAGCAGCCAGAGCCGCCCCTGCGTCGAC NOV2h, CG106951-03 Protein SequenceSEQ ID NO: 20 397 aa MW at 42882.1kDGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSCDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPTIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHGGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCGSNCGGGMQSRRRACENGNSCLGCGVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRTETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEVLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRTCTNPEPRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTSPAPSPGEDICLGLHTEEALCATQACPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSACAGNSSQSRPC SEQ ID NO: 21 6408 bp NOV2i,SNP13382456 of ORF Start: ATG at 1400 ORF Stop: TGA at 5456 CG106951-01,DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 5770 SNP Change: C to TCCTGGGACTCTGGGAGAATGGTCCAGAGCTCATTGTCCTTGTTGATAAAATGATAGATTTGGACTCAATATCCCATGCTGCCTCTTCCAACTTGATTTTTACCCCAGACTGGGCTACCAGACTGGTATGCCCACACATGCCCGTTTCCTTTCTTTTCTTCTCTGCATCTCTGCCTTTGTGTCCAGAGCGTGTTTTCCCTTTGCAAGTTTCTCTCCATTCTGCACATTATGAGTTTCAGCATTTCTGTTGCCCTAGAAAGTCTATCTTTGAGATCTTGCACTGTTTCTCTTTTTACAGTGTCTCATAAACTCCCTTCTTGGATTCAGAACCACCCTTTCTTTCCCATTATCCTGTCAAACTGCTTCTTGCCATGGTCCAGGGGTAGGAGGATGGCAGGCAGGAGGTGCTTCTCTGGGGCTCTTAGTGTCTCAATTCTTCTGCTTTATCTGGGTTTTCCTTTACCCAGAATTTTATTATGTAAAATGCTTCACTCAGACTTTGTTCTAATTATCCAATTTTTGGCATACTCTAGAAAGTCTTTTGATATTTTCCTTCCTCCAACTTATCTATTTTTATTTCATAGTTCTCTTTGGTTATCTCTTAGAATCACACTTTCCTGGTTTTAATTTTTCAAATCCTTTGTCTTTCTCACTCGTTCTTAGGTCACCTTTTTTTACATTTTCAAATATATTTTTTGTTCAGCAGAGGGCTCCCTTCCCATCCCTCTTGCAGCCCGGGCAGCTAGGATTTGAAGCTTGCCCCTTGAATCTTTCTCTCCCGCCTTCTAGCCATCAGAAACACTAGATCACTTAAACTTGTAAACAATTCGGCCTCGCTCCTTGTGATTGCGCTAAACCTTCCGTCCTCAGCTGAGAACGCTCCACCACCTCCCCGGATCGCTCATCTCTTGGCTGCCCTCCCACTGTTCCTGATGTTATTTTACTCCCCGTATCCCCTACTCGTTCTTCACAATTCTGTAGGGTGCGTATTACTAACCCCAGTTTACAGCTGAGGAAACTGAGGCTTGGAGAGGTTCGCTCGGTATCGTACAGTTTGCAAGGTTAACCCTAATCCGGCCAGTTCTGGCTTTCCAGCCCAGCCCAGCAGCCTAGCCTCCCTCTCTGCCGCTGCAGGTTATAACGGCTCTCCCCCGTTTTACACGAGGTCCCTTCCCCTTCAAATCCACAGGCAGGAAGATCGTTCCGAACTGACGGGGCTGGGGAATGTGGGAGTCCGGAGTGGGGTTTGGGGGAGCTTCCTCAGGCCCTGAGTGTTGGGGTGGGCAGGCCGCGCCGATGGCCCTCGGGGATGTCACATTCGAGATGGGGTGACCGAGAACGGCAAGGCGGGATGTGGCAAACGGCGGCAAGTGCTCGGAGTCCTAGGTCTTGCCGCCGGAATGCCGGCCGGGGAAGGGGCTTCGGCCCACCGGGCTGGTCACCACACTCGGCAGGCCCGGGGCGGGAGTCGGCCGAGCAGCCGCGGGATGCAGGGCGCCCCCTCGCGCTCCTCCGCGCGCCTCGAGGCTGGCGGGTGCAGCGCCCGCCGCGGCAGGTCTGCTCCAGCCCCCTCCTCTTTTTCGCTCCCGCTCCCCTCCTTCTCTCCCTTTGCTTGCAACTCCTCCCCCACCGCCCCCTCCCTCCTTCTGCTCCCGCGGTCTCCTCCTCCCTGCTCTCTCCGAGCGCCGGGTCGGGAGCTAGTTGGAGCGCGGGGGTTGGTGCCAGAGCCCAGCTCCGCCGAGCCGGGCGGGTCGGCAGCGCATCCAGCGGCTGCTGGGAGCCCGAGCGCAGCGGGCGCGGGCCCGGGTGGGGACTGCACCGGAGCGCTGAGAGCTGGAGGCCGTTCCTGCGCGGCCGCCCCATTCCCAGACCGGCCGCCAGCCCATCTGGTTAGCTCCCGCCGCTCCGCGCCGCCCGGGAGTCGGGAGCCGCGGGGAACCGGGCACCTGCACCCGCCTCTGGGAGTGAGTGGTTCCAGCTGGTGCCTGGCCTGTGTCTCTTGGATGCCCTGTGGCTTCAGTCCGTCTCCTGTTGCCCACCACCTCGTCCCTGGGCCGCCTGATACCCCAGCCCAACAGCTAAGGTGTGGATGGACAGTAGGGGGCTGGCTTCTCTCACTGGTCAGGGGTCTTCTCCCCTGTCTGCCTCCCGGAGCTAGGACTGCAGAGGGGCCTATCATGGTGCTTGCAGGCCCCCTGGCTGTCTCGCTGTTGCTGCCCAGCCTCACACTGCTGGTGTCCCACCTCTCCAGCTCCCAGGATGTCTCCAGTGAGCCCAGCAGTGAGCAGCAGCTGTGCGCCCTTAGCAAGCACCCCACCGTGGCCTTTGAAGACCTGCAGCCGTGGGTCTCTAACTTCACCTACCCTGGAGCCCGGGATTTCTCCCAGCTGGCTTTGGACCCCTCCGGGAACCAGCTCATCGTGGGAGCCAGGAACTACCTCTTCAGACTCAGCCTTGCCAATGTCTCTCTTCTTCAGGCCACAGAGTGGGCCTCCAGTGAGGACACGCGCCGCTCCTGCCAAAGCAAAGGGAAGACTGAGGAGGAGTGTCAGAACTACGTGCGAGTCCTGATCGTCGCCGGCCGGAAGGTGTTCATGTGTGGAACCAATGCCTTTTCCCCCATGTGCACCAGCAGACAGGTGGGGAACCTCAGCCGGACTACTGAGAAGATCAATGGTGTGGCCCGCTGCCCCTATGACCCACGCCACAACTCCACAGCTGTCATCTCCTCCCAGGGGGAGCTCTATGCAGCCACGGTCATCGACTTCTCAGGTCGGGACCCTGCCATCTACCGCAGCCTGGGCAGTGGGCCACCGCTTCGCACTGCCCAATATAACTCCAAGTGGCTTAATGAGCCAAACTTCGTGGCAGCCTATGATATTGGGCTGTTTGCATACTTCTTCCTGCGGGAGAACGCAGTGGAGCACGACTGTGGACGCACCGTGTACTCTCGCGTGGCCCGCGTGTGCAAGAATGACGTGGGGGGCCGATTCCTGCTGGAGGACACATGGACCACATTCATGAAGGCCCGGCTCAACTGCTCCCGCCCGGGCGAGGTCCCCTTCTACTATAACGAGCTGCAGAGTGCCTTCCACTTGCCAGAGCAGGACCTCATCTATGGAGTTTTCACAACCAACGTAAACAGCATCGCGGCTTCTGCTGTCTGCGCCTTCAACCTCAGTGCTATCTCCCAGGCTTTCAATGGCCCATTTCGCTACCAGGAGAACCCCAGGGCTGCCTGGCTCCCCATAGCCAACCCCATCCCCAATTTCCAGTGTGGCACCCTGCCTGAGACCGGTCCCAACGAGAACCTGACGGAGCGCAGCCTGCAGGACGCGCAGCGCCTCTTCCTGATGAGCGAGGCCGTGCAGCCGGTGACACCCGAGCCCTGTGTCACCCAGGACAGCGTGCGCTTCTCACACCTCGTGGTGGACCTGGTGCAGGCTAAAGACACGCTCTACCATGTACTCTACATTGGCACCGAGTCGGGCACCATCCTGAAGGCGCTGTCCACGGCGAGCCGCAGCCTCCACGGCTGCTACCTGGAGGAGCTGCACGTGCTGCCCCCCGGGCGCCGCGAGCCCCTGCGCAGCCTGCGCATCCTGCACAGCGCCCGCGCGCTCTTCGTGGGGCTGAGAGACGGCGTCCTGCGGGTCCCACTGGAGAGGTGCGCCGCCTACCGCAGCCAGGGGGCATGCCTGGGGGCCCGGGACCCGTACTGTGGCTGGGACGGGAAGCAGCAACGTTCCAGCACACTCGAGGACAGCTCCAACATGAGCCTCTGGACCCAGAACATCACCGCCTGTCCTGTGCGGAATGTGACACGGGATGGGGGCTTCGGCCCATGGTCACCATGGCAACCATGTGAGCACTTGGATGGGGACAACTCAGGCTCTTGCCTGTGTCGAGCTCGATCCTGTGATTCCCCTCGACCCCGCTGTGGGGGCCTTGACTGCCTGGGGCCAGCCATCCACATCGCCAACTGCTCCAGGAATGGGGCGTGGACCCCGTCGTCATCGTGGGCGCTGTGCAGCACGTCCTGTGGCATCGGCTTCCAGGTCCGCCAGCGAAGTTGCAGCAACCCTGCTCCCCGCCACGGGGGCCGCATCTGCGTGGGCAAGAGCCGGGAGGAACGGTTCTGTAATGAGAACACGCCTTGCCCGGTGCCCATCTTCTGGGCTTCCTGGGGCTCCTGGAGCAAGTGCAGCAGCAACTGTGGAGGGGGCATGCAGTCGCGGCGTCGGGCCTGCGAGAACGGCAACTCCTGCCTGGGCTGCGGCGTGGAGTTCAAGACGTGCAACCCCGAGGGCTGCCCCGAAGTGCGGCGCAACACCCCCTGGACGCCGTGGCTGCCCGTGAACGTGACGCAGGGCGGGGCACGGCAGGAGCAGCGGTTCCGCTTCACCTGCCGCGCGCCCCTTGCAGACCCGCACGGCCTGCAGTTCGGCAGGAGAAGGACCGAGACGAGGACCTGTCCCGCGGACGGCTCCGGCTCCTGCGACACCGACGCCCTGGTGGAGGACCTCCTGCGCAGCGGGAGCACCTCCCCGCACACGGTGAGCGGGGGCTGGGCCGCCTGGGGCCCGTGGTCGTCCTGCTCCCGGGACTGCGAGCTGGGCTTCCGCGTCCGCAAGAGAACGTGCACTAACCCGGAGCCCCGCAACGGGGGCCTGCCCTGCGTGGGCGATGCTGCCGAGTACCAGGACTGCAACCCCCAGGCTTGCCCAGTTCGGGCTGCTTGGTCCTGCTGGACCTCATGGTCTCCATGCTCAGCTTCCTGTGGTGGGGGTCACTATCAACGCACCCGTTCCTGCACCAGCCCCGCACCCTCCCCAGGTGAGGACATCTGTCTCGGGCTGCACACGGAGGAGGCACTATGTGCCACACAGGCCTGCCCAGAAGGCTGGTCGCCCTGGTCTGAGTGGAGTAAGTGCACTGACGACGGAGCCCAGAGCCGAAGCCGGCACTGTGAGGAGCTCCTCCCAGGGTCCAGCGCCTGTGCTGGAAACAGCAGCCAGAGCCGCCCCTGCCCCTACAGCGAGATTCCCGTCATCCTGCCAGCCTCCAGCATGGAGGAGGCCACCGGCTGTGCAGGGTTCAATCTCATCCACTTGGTGGCCACGGGCATCTCCTGCTTCTTGGGCTCTGGGCTCCTGACCCTAGCAGTGTACCTGTCTTGCCAGCACTGCCAGCGTCAGTCCCAGGAGTCCACACTGGTCCATCCTGCCACCCCCAACCATTTGCACTACAAGGGCGGAGGCACCCCGAAGAATGAAAAGTACACACCCATGGAATTCAAGACCCTGAACAAGAATAACTTGATCCCTGATGACAGAGCCAACTTCTACCCATTGCAGCAGACCAATGTGTACACGACTACTTACTACCCAAGCCCCCTGAACAAACACAGCTTCCGGCCCGAGGCCTCACCTGGACAACGGTGCTTCCCCAACAGCTGATACCGCCGTCCTGGGGACTTGGGCTTCTTGCCTTCATAAGGCACAGAGCAGATGGAGATGGGACAGTGGAGCCAGTTTGGTTTTCTCCCTCTGCACTAGGCCAAGAACTTGCTGCCTTGCCTGTGGGGGGTCCCATCCGGCTTCAGAGAGCTCTGGCTGGCATTGACCATGGGGGAAAGGGCTGGTTTCAGGCTGACATATGGCCGCAGGTCCAGTTCAGCCCAGGTCTCTCATGGTTATCTTCCAACCCACTGTCACGCTGACACTATGCTGCCATGCCTGGGCTGTGGACCTACTGGGCATTTGAGGAATTGGAGAATGGAGATGGCAAGAGGGCAGGCTTTTAAGTTTGGGTTGGAGACAACTTCCTGTGGCCCCCACAAGCTGAGTCTGGCCTTCTCCAGCTGGCCCCAAAAAAGGCCTTTGCTACATCCTGATTATCTCTGAAAGTAATCAATCAAGTGGCTCCAGTAGCTCTGGATTTTCTGCCAGGGCTGGGCCATTGTGGTGCTGCCCCAGTATGACATGGGACCAAGGCCAGCGCAGGTTATCCACCTCTGCCTGGAAGTCTATACTCTACCCAGGGCATCCCTCTGGTCAGAGGCAGTGAGTACTGGGAACTGGAGGCTGACCTGTGCTTAGAAGTCCTTTAATCTGGGCTGGTACAGGCCTCAGCCTTGCCCTCAATGCACGAAAGGTGGCCCAGGAGAGAGGATCAATGCCACAGGAGGCAGAAGTCTGGCCTCTGTGCCTCTATGGAGACTATCTTCCAGTTGCTGCTCAACAGAGTTGTTGGCTGAGACCTGCTTGGGAGTCTCTGCTGGCCCTTCATCTGTTCAGGAACACACACACACACACACTCACACACGCACACACAATCACAATTTGCTACAGCAACAAAAAAGACATTGGGCTGTGGCATTATTAATTAAAGATGATATCCAGTCTCC NOV2i,SNP13382456 of MW at 145674.1kD CG106951-01, Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO:22 1352 aa SNP Change: no changeMPAGEGASAHRAGHHTRQARGGSRPSSRGMQGAPSRSSARLEAGGCSARRGRSAPAPSSFSLPLPSFSPFACNSSPTAPSLLLLPRSPPPCSLRAPGRELVGARGLVPEPSSAEPGGSAAHPAAAGSPSAAGAGPGGDCTGALRAGGRSCAAAPFPDRPPAHLVSSRRSAPPGSREPRGTGHLHPPLGVSGSSWCLACVSWMPCGFSPSPVAHHLVPGPPDTPAQQLRCGWTVGGWLLSLVRGLLPCLPPGARTAEGPIMVLAGPLAVSLLLPSLTLLVSHLSSSQDVSSEPSSEQQLCALSKHPTVAFEDLQPWVSNFTYPGARDFSQLALDPSGNQLIVGARNYLFRLSLANVSLLQATEWASSEDTRRSCQSKGKTEEECQNYVRVLIVAGRKVFMCGTNAFSPMCTSRQVGNLSRTTEKINGVARCPYDPRHNSTAVISSQGELYAATVIDFSGRDPAIYRSLGSGPPLRTAQYNSKWLNEPNFVAAYDIGLFAYFFLRENAVEHDCGRTVYSRVARVCKNDVGGRFLLEDTWTTFMKARLNCSRPGEVPFYYNELQSAFHLPEQDLIYGVFTTNVNSIAASAVCAFNLSAISQAFNGPFRYQENPRAAWLPIANPIPNFQCGTLPETGPNENLTERSLQDAQRLFLMSEAVQPVTPEPCVTQDSVRFSHLVVDLVQAKDTLYHVLYIGTESGTILKALSTASRSLHGCYLEELHVLPPGRREPLRSLRILHSARALFVGLRDGVLRVPLERCAAYRSQGACLGARDPYCCWDGKQQRCSTLEDSSNMSLWTQNITACPVRNVTRDGGFGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSCDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPAIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHGGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCSSNCGGCMQSRRRACENGNSCLGCGVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRTETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEDLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRTCTNPEPRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTSPAPSPGEDICLGLHTEEALCATQACPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSACAGNSSQSRPCPYSEIPVILPASSMEEATGCAGFNLIHLVATGISCFLGSGLLTLAVYLSCQHCQRQSQESTLVHPATPNHLHYKGGGTPKNEKYTPMEFKTLNKNNLIPDDRANFYPLQQTNVYTTTYYPSPLNKHSFRPEASPGQRCFPNS

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 2B. TABLE 2B Comparison ofthe NOV2 protein sequences. NOV2aMPAGEGASAHRAGHHTRQARGGSRPSSRGMQGAPSRSSARLEAGGCSARRGRSAPAPSSF NOV2b------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2aSLPLPSFSPFACNSSPTAPSLLLLPRSPPPCSLRAPGRELVGARGLVPEPSSAEPGGSAA NOV2b------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2aHPAAAGSPSAAGAGPGGDCTGALRAGGRSCAAAPFPDRPPAHLVSSRRSAPPGSREPRGT NOV2b------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2aGHLHPPLGVSGSSWCLACVSWMPCGFSPSPVAHHLVPGPPDTPAQQLRCGWTVGGWLLSL NOV2b---------------------MPCGFSPSPVAHHLVPGPPDTPAQQLRCGWTVGGWLLSL NOV2c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2aVRGLLPCLPPGARTAEGPIMVLAGPLAVSLLLPSLTLLVSHLSSSQDVSSEPSSEQQLCA NOV2bVRGLLPCLPPGARTAEGPIMVLAGPLAVSLLLPSLTLLVSHLSSSQDVSSEPSSEQQLCA NOV2c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2g-------------------MVLAGPLAVSLLLPSLTLLVSHLSSSQDVSSEPSSEQQLCA NOV2h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2aLSKHPTVAFEDLQPWVSNFTYPGARDFSQLALDPSGNQLIVGARNYLFRLSLANVSLLQA NOV2bLSKHPTVAFEDLQPWVSNFTYPGARDFSQLALDPSGNQLIVGARNYLFRLSLANVSLLQA NOV2c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2gLSKHPTVAFEDLQPWVSNFTYPGARDFSQLALDPSGNQLIVGARNYLFRLSLANVSLLQA NOV2h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2aTEWASSEDTRRSCQSKGKTEEECQNYVRVLIVAGRKVFMCGTNAFSPMCTSRQVGNLSRT NOV2bTEWASSEDTRRSCQSKGKTEEECQNYVRVLIVAGRKVFMCGTNAFSPMCTSRQVGNLSRT NOV2c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2gTEWASSEDTRRSCQSKGKTEEECQNYVRVLIVAGRKVFMCGTNAFSPMCTSRQVGNLSRT NOV2h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2aTEKINGVARCPYDPRHNSTAVISSQGELYAATVIDFSGRDPAIYRSLGSGPPLRTAQYNS NOV2bTEKINGVARCPYDPRHNSTAVISSQGELYAATVIDFSGRDPAIYRSLGSGPPLRTAQYNS NOV2c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2gTEKINGVARCPYDPRHNSTAVISSQGELYAATVIDFSGRDPAIYRSLCSGPPLRTAQYNS NOV2h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2aKWLNEPNFVAAYDIGLFAYFFLRENAVEHDCGRTVYSRVARVCKNDVGGRFLLEDTWTTF NOV2bKWLNEPNFVAAYDIGLFAYFFLRENAVEHDCGRTVYSRVARVCKNDVGGRFLLEDTWTTF NOV2c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2gKWLNEPNFVAAYDIGLFAYFFLRENAVEHDCGRTVYSRVARVCKNDVGGRFLLEDTWTTF NOV2h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2aMKARLNCSRPGEVPFYYNELQSAFHLPEQDLIYGVFTTNVNSIAASAVCAFNLSAISQAF NOV2bMKARLNCSRPGEVPFYYNELQSAFHLPEQDLIYGVFTTNVNSIAASAVCAFNLSAISQAF NOV2c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2gMKARLNCSRPGEVPFYYNELQSAFHLPEQDLIYGVFTTNVNSIAASAVCAFNLSAISQAF NOV2h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2aNGPFRYQENPRAAWLPIANPIPNFQCGTLPETGPNENLTERSLQDAQRLFLMSEAVQPVT NOV2bNGPFRYQENPRAAWLPIANPIPNFQCGTLPETGPNENLTERSLQDAQRLFLMSEAVQPVT NOV2c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2gNGPFRYQENPRAAWLPIANPIPNFQCGTLPETGPNENLTERSLQDAQRLFLMSEAVQPVT NOV2h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2aPEPCVTQDSVRFSHLVVDLVQAKDTLYHVLYIGTESGTILKALSTASRSLHGCYLEELHV NOV2bPEPCVTQDSVRFSHLVVDLVQAKDTLYHVLYIGTESGTILKALSTASRSLHGCYLEELHV NOV2c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2gPEPCVTQDSVRFSHLVVDLVQAKDTLYHVLYIGTESGTILKALSTASRSLHGCYLEELHV NOV2h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2aLPPGRREPLRSLRILHSARALFVGLRDGVLRVPLERCAAYRSQGACLGARDPYCGWDGKQ NOV2bLPPGRREPLRSLRILHSARALFVGLRDGVLRVPLERCAAYRSQGACLGARDPYCGWDGKQ NOV2c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2gLPPGRREPLRSLRILHSARALFVGLRDGVLRVPLERCAAYRSQGACLGARDPYCGWDGKQ NOV2h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2aQRCSTLEDSSNMSLWTQNITACPVRNVTRDGGFGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSC NOV2bQRCSTLEDSSNMSLWTQNITACPVRNVTRDGGFGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSC NOV2c-------------------------------GSGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSC NOV2d-------------------------------GSGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSC NOV2e-------------------------------GSGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSC NOV2f-------------------------------GSGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSC NOV2gQRCSTLEDSSNMSLWTQNITACPVRNVTRDGGFGPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSC NOV2h---------------------------------GPWSPWQPCEHLDGDNSGSCLCRARSC NOV2aDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPAIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHG NOV2bDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPAIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPHG NOV2cDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPAIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHG NOV2dDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPAIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHG NOV2eDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPAIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHG NOV2fDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPTIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHG NOV2gDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPAIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHG NOV2hDSPRPRCGGLDCLGPTIHIANCSRNGAWTPWSSWALCSTSCGIGFQVRQRSCSNPAPRHG NOV2aGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCSSNCGGGMQSRRRACENGNSCLGCG NOV2bGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCSSNCGGGMQSRRRACENGNSCLGCG NOV2cGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCSSNCGGGMRSRRRACENGNSCLGCG NOV2dGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCSSNCGGGMQSRRRACENGNSCLGCG NOV2eGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCSSNCGGGMQSRRRACENGNSCLGCG NOV2fGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCGSNCGGGMQSRRRACENGNSCLGCG NOV2gGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCSSNCGGGMQSRRRACENGNSCLGCG NOV2hGRICVGKSREERFCNENTPCPVPIFWASWGSWSKCGSNCGGGMQSRRRACENGNSCLGCG NOV2aVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRT NOV2bVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRT NOV2cVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRT NOV2dVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRT NOV2eVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRT NOV2fVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRT NOV2gVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRT NOV2hVEFKTCNPEGCPEVRRNTPWTPWLPVNVTQGGARQEQRFRFTCRAPLADPHGLQFGRRRT NOV2aETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEDLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRT NOV2bETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEDLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRT NOV2cETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEDLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRT NOV2dETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEDLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRT NOV2eETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEDLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRT NOV2fETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEVLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRT NOV2gETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEDLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRT NOV2hETRTCPADGSGSCDTDALVEVLLRSGSTSPHTVSGGWAAWGPWSSCSRDCELGFRVRKRT NOV2aCTNPEPRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTS NOV2bCTNPEPRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTS NOV2cCTNPEPRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTS NOV2dCTNPESRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTS NOV2eCTNPEPRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTS NOV2fCTNPEPRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTS NOV2gCTNPEPRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTS NOV2hCTNPEPRNGGLPCVGDAAEYQDCNPQACPVRGAWSCWTSWSPCSASCGGGHYQRTRSCTS NOV2aPAPSPGEDICLGLHTEEALCATQACPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSAC NOV2bPAPSP---------------------EGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSAC NOV2cPAPSPGEDICLGLHTEEALCATQACPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSAC NOV2dPAPSPGEDICLGLHTEEALCATQACPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSAC NOV2ePAPSPGEDICLGLHTEEALCATQACPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSAC NOV2fPAPSPGEDICLGLHTEEALCATQACPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSAC NOV2gPAPSPGEDICLGLHTEEALCATQACPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSAC NOV2hPAPSPGEDICLGLHTEEALCATQACPEGWSPWSEWSKCTDDGAQSRSRHCEELLPGSSAC NOV2aAGNSSQSRPCPYSEIPVILPASSMEEATGCAGFNLIHLVATGISCFLGSGLLTLAVYLSC NOV2bAGNSSQSRPCPYSEIPVILPASSMEEATGCAGFNLIHLVATGISCFLGSGLLTLAVYLSC NOV2cAGNSSQSRPCVD------------------------------------------------ NOV2dAGNSSQSRPCVD------------------------------------------------ NOV2eAGNSSQSRPCVD------------------------------------------------ NOV2fAGNSSQSRPCVD------------------------------------------------ NOV2gAGNSSQSRPCPYSEIPVILPASSMEEATGCAGFNLIHLVATGISCFLGSGLLTLAVYLSC NOV2hAGNSSQSRPC-------------------------------------------------- NOV2aQHCQRQSQESTLVHPATPNHLHYKGGGTPKNEKYTPMEFKTLNKNNLIPDDRANFYPLQQ NOV2bQHCQRQSQESTLVHPATPNHLHYKGGGTPKNEKYTPMEFKTLNKNNLIPDDRANFYPLQQ NOV2c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2gQHCQRQSQESTLVHPATPNHLHYKGGGTPKNEKYTPMEFKTLNKNNLIPDDRANFYPLQQ NOV2h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV2aTNVYTTTYYPSPLNKHSFRPEASPGQRCFPNS NOV2b TNVYTTTYYPSPLNKHSFRPEASPGQRCFPNSNOV2c -------------------------------- NOV2d-------------------------------- NOV2e --------------------------------NOV2f -------------------------------- NOV2gTNVYTTTYYPSPLNKHSFRPEASPGQRCFPNS NOV2h --------------------------------NOV2a (SEQ ID NO: 6) NOV2b (SEQ ID NO: 8) NOV2c (SEQ ID NO: 10) NOV2d(SEQ ID NO: 12) NOV2e (SEQ ID NO: 14) NOV2f (SEQ ID NO: 16) NOV2g (SEQID NO: 18) NOV2h (SEQ ID NO: 20)

Further analysis of the NOV2a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 2C. TABLE 2C Protein Sequence Properties NOV2a SignalP NoKnown Signal Sequence Predicted analysis: PSORT II PSG: a new signalpeptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 11; pos. chg 1;neg. chg 1 H-region: length 5; peak value −8.91 PSG score: −13.31 GvH:von Heijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold:−2.1): −7.65 possible cleavage site: between 53 and 54 >>> Seems to haveno N-terminal signal peptide ALOM: Klein et al's method for TM regionallocation Init position for calculation: 1 Tentative number of TMS(s)for the threshold 0.5: 3 Number of TMS(s) for threshold 0.5: 1 INTEGRALLikelihood = −4.83 Transmembrane 259-275 PERIPHERAL Likelihood =  1.54(at 232) ALOM score: −4.83 (number of TMSs: 1) MTOP: Prediction ofmembrane topology (Hartmann et al.) Center position for calculation: 266Charge difference: −3.5 C(−2.5)-N(1.0) N >= C: N-terminal side will beinside >>> membrane topology: type 2 (cytoplasmic tail 1 to 259)MITDISC: discrimination of mitochondrial targeting seq R content: 7 HydMoment(75): 4.89 Hyd Moment(95): 4.42 G content: 7 D/E content: 2 S/Tcontent: 8 Score: −1.94 Gavel: prediction of cleavage sites formitochondrial preseq R-2 motif at 104 LRA|PG NUCDISC: discrimination ofnuclear localization signals pat4: none pat7: none bipartite: nonecontent of basic residues: 9.3% NLS Score: −0.47 KDEL: ER retentionmotif in the C-terminus: none ER Membrane Retention Signals: none SKL:peroxisomal targeting signal in the C-terminus: none PTS2: 2ndperoxisomal targeting signal: none VAC: possible vacuolar targetingmotif: none RNA-binding motif: none Actinin-type actin-binding motif:type 1: none type 2: none NMYR: N-myristoylation pattern: nonePrenylation motif: none memYQRL: transport motif from cell surface toGolgi: none Tyrosines in the tail: too long tail Dileucine motif in thetail: found LL at 81 LL at 82 LL at 83 LL at 237 checking 63 PROSITE DNAbinding motifs: none checking 71 PROSITE ribosomal protein motifs: nonechecking 33 PROSITE prokaryotic DNA binding motifs: none NNCN:Reinhardt's method for Cytoplasmic/Nuclear discrimination Prediction:nuclear Reliability: 94.1 COIL: Lupas's algorithm to detect coiled-coilregions total: 0 residues Final Results (k = {fraction (9/23)}): 47.8%:nuclear 26.1%: mitochondrial  8.7%: cytoplasmic  4.3%: Golgi  4.3%:plasma membrane  4.3%: extracellular, including cell wall  4.3%:peroxisomal >> prediction for CG106951-01 is nuc (k = 23)

A search of the NOV2a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table2D. TABLE 2D Geneseq Results for NOV2a NOV2a Residues/ Identities/Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent Match Similarities for theExpect Identifier #, Date] Residues Matched Region Value AAE18212 HumanMOL4 protein - Homo 1 . . . 1352  1352/1352 (100%) 0.0 sapiens, 1352 aa.1 . . . 1352  1352/1352 (100%) [WO200206339-A2, 24 JAN. 2002] AAG68293Human semaphorin G-like NHP 202 . . . 1352  1150/1151 (99%) 0.0 proteinSEQ ID NO: 10 - Homo 1 . . . 1151 1150/1151 (99%) sapiens, 1151 aa.[WO200188133-A2, 22 NOV. 2001] AAG68294 Human semaphorin G-like NHP 202. . . 1352  1135/1151 (98%) 0.0 protein SEQ ID NO: 12 - Homo 1 . . .1136 1135/1151 (98%) sapiens, 1136 aa. [WO200188133-A2, 22 NOV. 2001]AAG68290 Human semaphorin G-like NHP 260 . . . 1352  1092/1093 (99%) 0.0protein SEQ ID NO: 4 - Homo 1 . . . 1093 1092/1093 (99%) sapiens, 1093aa. [WO200188133-A2, 22 NOV. 2001] AAG68292 Human semaphorin G-like NHP260 . . . 1352  1077/1093 (98%) 0.0 protein SEQ ID NO: 8 - Homo 1 . . .1078 1077/1093 (98%) sapiens, 1078 aa. [WO200188133-A2, 22 NOV. 2001]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV2a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table2E. TABLE 2E Public BLASTP Results for NOV2a NOV2a Protein Residues/Identities/ Accession Match Similarities for the Expect NumberProtein/Organism/Length Residues Matched Portion Value Q9P283Hypothetical protein KIAA1445 - 151 . . . 1352  1202/1202 (100%) 0.0Homo sapiens (Human), 1202 aa  1 . . . 1202  1202/1202 (100%)(fragment). Q60519 Semaphorin 5B precursor 260 . . . 1352 1021/1093(93%) 0.0 (Semaphorin G) (Sema G) - Mus  1 . . . 1093 1053/1093 (95%)musculus (Mouse), 1093 aa. Q13591 Semaphorin 5A precursor 299 . . . 1336 616/1043 (59%) 0.0 (Semaphorin F) (Sema F) - Homo  30 . . . 1071 781/1043 (74%) sapiens (Human), 1074 aa. Q62217 Semaphorin 5A precursor299 . . . 1336  617/1046 (58%) 0.0 (Semaphorin F) (Sema F) - Mus  30 . .. 1074  776/1046 (73%) musculus (Mouse), 1077 aa. Q8BXU8 Sema domain -Mus musculus 299 . . . 1109  507/811 (62%) 0.0 (Mouse), 844 aa. 30 . . .839  632/811 (77%)

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV2a protein contains the domains shownin the Table 2F. TABLE 2F Domain Analysis of NOV2a Identities/ PfamSimilarities Expect Domain NOV2a Match Region for the Matched RegionValue Sema 327 . . . 738 217/491 (44%)    7e−202 372/491 (76%)  PSI 756. . . 803 18/67 (27%) 2.5e−14 40/67 (60%) tsp_1 869 . . . 920 23/54(43%) 3.5e−12 38/54 (70%) tsp_1 927 . . . 971 17/53 (32%) 4.3e−06 31/53(58%) tsp_1 1058 . . . 1108 24/53 (45%) 9.1e−11 34/53 (64%) tsp_1 1115 .. . 1165 23/53 (43%) 5.9e−08 35/53 (66%) tsp_1 1170 . . . 1210 17/53(32%) 0.0034 27/53 (51%)

Example 3

The NOV3 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 3A. TABLE 3A NOV3 Sequence Analysis NOV3a,CG121295-01 SEQ ID NO: 23 750 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 41 ORFStop: TGA at 701 TTCAGTTTGAACGGGAGGTTTTTGATCCCTTTTTTTCAGAATGGATTATTTGCTCATGATTTTCTCTCTGCTGTTTGTGGCTTGCCAAGGAGCTCCAGAAACAGCAGTCTTAGGCGCTGAGCTCAGCGCGGTGGGTGAGAACGGCGGGGAGAAACCCACTCCCAGTCCACCCTGGCGGCTCCGCCGGTCCAAGCGCTGCTCCTGCTCGTCCCTGATGGATAAAGAGTGTGTCTACTTCTGCCACCTGGACATCATTTGGGTCAACACTCCCGATTTCTTTCTCTCTTTGGATAATAGGCACGTTGTTCCGTATGGACTTGGAAGCCCTAGGTCCAAGAGAGCCTTGGAGAATTTACTTCCCACAAAGGCAACAGACCGTGAGAATAGATGCCAATGTGCTAGCCAAAAAGACAAGAAGTGCTGGAATTTTTGCCAAGCAGGAAAAGAACTCAGGGCTGAAGACATTATGGAGAAAGACTGGAATAATCATAAGAAAGGAAAAGACTGTTCCAAGCTTGGGAAAAAGTGTATTTATCAGCAGTTAGTGAGAGGAAGAAAAATCAGAAGAAGTTCAGAGGAACACCTAAGACAAACCAGGTCGGAGACCATGAGAAACAGCGTCAAATCATCTTTTCATGATCCCAAGCTGAAAGGCAAGCCCTCCAGAGAGCGTTATGTGACCCACAACCGAGCACATTGGTGACAGACCTTCGGGGCCTGTCTGAAGCCA TAGCCTCCACGGAGAGCCCT NOV3a, CG121295-01Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 24 220 aa MW at 25403.9kDMDYLLMIFSLLFVACQGAPETAVLGAELSAVGENGGEKPTPSPPWRLRRSKRCSCSSLMDKECVYFCHLDIIWVNTPDFFLSLDNRHVVPYGLGSPRSKRALENLLPTKATDRENRCQCASQKDKKCWNFCQAGKELRAEDIMEKDWNNHKKGKDCSKLGKKCIYQQLVRGRKIRRSSEEHLRQTRSETMRNSVKSSFHDPKLKGKPSRERYVTHNRAHW

Further analysis of the NOV3a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 3B. TABLE 3B Protein Sequence Properties NOV3a SignalPCleavage site between residues 18 and 19 analysis: PSORT II PSG: a newsignal peptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 2; pos. chg0; neg. chg 1 H-region: length 17; peak value 0.00 PSG score: −4.40 GvH:von Heijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold:−2.1): 1.68 possible cleavage site: between 17 and 18 >>> Seems to haveno N-terminal signal peptide ALOM: Klein et al's method for TM regionallocation Init position for calculation: 1 Tentative number of TMS(s)for the threshold 0.5: 1 Number of TMS(s) for threshold 0.5: 0PERIPHERAL Likelihood = 6.31 (at 67) ALOM score: −1.59 (number of TMSs:0) MITDISC: discrimination of mitochondrial targeting seq R content: 0Hyd Moment (75): 4.56 Hyd Moment (95): 7.21 G content: 1 D/E content: 2S/T content: 1 Score: −7.31 Gavel: prediction of cleavage sites formitochondrial preseq cleavage site motif not found NUCDISC:discrimination of nuclear localization signals pat4: none pat7: PPWRLRR(3) at 43 pat7: PWRLRRS (4) at 44 pat7: PRSKRAL (5) at 96 bipartite:KKCIYQQLVRGRKIRRS at 161 content of basic residues: 18.6% NLS Score:1.05 KDEL: ER retention motif in the C-terminus: none ER MembraneRetention Signals: none SKL: peroxisomal targeting signal in theC-terminus: none PTS2: 2nd peroxisomal targeting signal: none VAC:possible vacuolar targeting motif: none RNA-binding motif: noneActinin-type actin-binding motif: type 1: none type 2: none NMYR:N-myristoylation pattern: none Prenylation motif: none memYQRL:transport motif from cell surface to Golgi: none Tyrosines in the tail:none Dileucine motif in the tail: none checking 63 PROSITE DNA bindingmotifs: none checking 71 PROSITE ribosomal protein motifs: none checking33 PROSITE prokaryotic DNA binding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's methodfor Cytoplasmic/Nuclear discrimination Prediction: nuclear Reliability:94.1 COIL: Lupas's algorithm to detect coiled-coil regions total: 0residues Final Results (k = {fraction (9/23)}): 69.6%: nuclear 13.0%:mitochondrial  8.7%: extracellular, including cell wall  8.7%:cytoplasmic >> prediction for CG121295-01 is nuc (k = 23)

A search of the NOV3a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table3C. TABLE 3C Geneseq Results for NOV3a NOV3a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent #, Match theMatched Expect Identifier Date] Residues Region Value ABU03518Angiogenesis-associated human protein 1 . . . 220 211/220 (95%) e−125sequence #63 - Homo sapiens, 212 aa. 1 . . . 212 212/220 (95%)[WO200279492-A2, 10 OCT. 2002] ABP65215 Hypoxia-regulated protein #89 -Homo 1 . . . 220 211/220 (95%) e−125 sapiens, 212 aa. [WO200246465-A2, 1. . . 212 212/220 (95%) 13 JUN. 2002] AAG64862 Heart muscle celldifferentiation related 1 . . . 220 211/220 (95%) e−125 protein SEQ IDNO: 65 - Homo 1 . . . 212 212/220 (95%) sapiens, 212 aa.[WO200148151-A1, 05 JUL. 2001] AAB99933 Human ET1 protein sequence SEQID 1 . . . 220 211/220 (95%) e−125 NO: 65 - Homo sapiens, 212 aa. 1 . .. 212 212/220 (95%) [WO200148150-A1, 05 JUL. 2001] AAB00197Preproendothelin-1 - Homo sapiens, 1 . . . 220 211/220 (95%) e−125 212aa. [WO200055314-A2, 1 . . . 212 212/220 (95%) 21 SEP. 2000]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV3a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table3D. TABLE 3D Public BLASTP Results for NOV3a NOV3a Protein Residues/Identities/ Accession Match Similarities for the Expect NumberProtein/Organism/Length Residues Matched Portion Value P05305Endothelin-1 precursor (ET-1) - 1 . . . 220 211/220 (95%)  e−124 Homosapiens (Human), 212 aa. 1 . . . 212 212/220 (95%) P17322 Endothelin-1precursor (ET-1) - 1 . . . 219 148/220 (67%) 3e−80 Bos taurus (Bovine),202 aa. 1 . . . 202 167/220 (75%) P09558 Endothelin-1 precursor (ET-1) -Sus 1 . . . 219 145/221 (65%) 7e−78 scrofa (Pig), 203 aa. 1 . . . 203168/221 (75%) P22387 Endothelin-1 precursor (ET-1) - 1 . . . 219 147/220(66%) 1e−77 Mus musculus (Mouse), 202 aa. 1 . . . 202 165/220 (74%)Q9BG76 Preproendothelin-1 - Ovis aries 1 . . . 219 142/220 (64%) 9e−76(Sheep), 202 aa. 1 . . . 202 164/220 (74%)

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV3a protein contains the domains shownin the Table 3E. TABLE 3E Domain Analysis of NOV3a Identities/ NOV3aMatch Similarities Expect Pfam Domain Region for the Matched RegionValue endothelin 48 . . . 78 26/31 (84%) 8.6e−20  31/31 (100%)

Example 4

The NOV4 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 4A. TABLE 4A NOV4 Sequence Analysis NOV4a,CG124756-01 SEQ ID NO: 25 1076 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 75 ORFStop: TGA at 834GGCTCCTGGTCCCACTGCTGCTCAGCCCAGTGGCCTCACAGGACACCAGCTTCCCAGGAGGCGTCTGACACAGTATGATGATGAAGATCCCATGGGGCAGCATCCCAGTACTGATGTTGCTCCTGCTCCTGGGCCTAATCGATATCTCCCAGGCCCAGCTCAGCTGCACCGGGCCCCCAGCCATCCCTGGCATCCCGGGTATCCCTGGGACACCTGGCCCCGATGGCCAACCTGGGACCCCAGGGATAAAAGGAGAGAAAGGGCTTCCAGGGCTGGCTGGAGACCATGGTGAGTTCGGAGAGAAGGGAGACCCAGGGATTCCTGGGAATCCAGGAAAAGTCGGCCCCAAGGGCCCCATGGGCCCTAAAGGTGGCCCAGGGGCCCCTGGAGCCCCAGGCCCCAAAGGTGAATCGGGAGACTACAAGGCCACCCAGAAAATCGCCTTCTCTGCCACAAGAACCATCAACGTCCCCCTGCGCCGGGACCAGACCATCCGCTTCGACCACGTGATCACCAACATGAACAACAATTATGAGCCCCGCAGTGGCAAGTTCACCTGCAAGGTGCCCGGTCTCTACTACTTCACCTACCACGCCAGCTCTCGAGGGAACCTGTGCGTGAACCTCATGCGTGGCCGGGAGCGTGCACAGAAGGTGGTCACCTTCTGTGACTATGCCTACAACACCTTCCAGGTCACCACCGGTGGCATGGTCCTCAAGCTGGAGCAGGGGGAGAACGTCTTCCTGCAGGCCACCGACAAGAACTCACTACTGGGCATGGAGGGTGCCAACAGCATCTTTTCCGGGTTCCTGCTCTTTCCAGATATGGAGGCCTGACCTGTGGGCTGCTTCACATCCACCCCGGCTCCCCCTGCCAGCAACGCTCACTCTACCCCCAACACCACCCCTTGCCCAGCCAATGCACACAGTAGGGCTTGGTGAATGCTGCTGAGTGAATGAGTAAATAAACTCTTCAAGGCCAAGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA NOV4a,CG124756-01 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 26 253 aa MW at 26721.5kDMMMKIPWGSIPVLMLLLLLGLIDISQAQLSCTGPPAIPGIPGIPGTPGPDGQPGTPGIKGEKGLPGLAGDHGEFGEKGDPGIPGNPGKVGPKGPMGPKGGPGAPGAPGPKGESGDYKATQKIAFSATRTINVPLRRDQTIRFDHVITNMNNNYEPRSGKFTCKVPGLYYFTYHASSRGNLCVNLMRGRERAQKVVTFCDYAYNTFQVTTGGMVLKLEQGENVFLQATDKNSLLGMEGANSIFSGFLLFPDMEA NOV4b, CG124756-02 SEQ ID NO: 27 816bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 48 ORF Stop: TGA at 807GTGGTAACCTTCACATTGTCTTCTCCACAGGAGGCGTCTGACACAGTATGATGATGAAGATCCCATGGGGCAGCATCCCAGTACTGATGTTGCTCCTGCTCCTGGGCCTAATCGATATCTCCCAGGCCCAGCTCAGCTGCACCGGGCCCCCAGCCATCCCTGGCATCCCGGGTATCCCTGGGACACCTGGCCCCGATGGCCAACCTGGGACCCCAGGGATAAAAGGAGAGAAAGGGCTTCCAGGGCTGGCTGGAGACCATGGTGAGTTCGGAGAGAAGGGAGACCCAGGGATTCCTGGGAATCCAGGAAAAGTCGGCCCCAAGGGCCCCATGGGCCCTAAAGGTGGCCCAGGGGCCCCTGGAGCCCCAGGCCCCAAAGGTGAATCGGGAGACTACAAGGCCACCCAGAAAATCGCCTTCTCTGCCACAAGAACCATCAACGTCCCCCTGCGCCGGGACCAGACCATCCGCTTCGACCACGTGATCACCAACATGAACAACAATTATGAGCCCCGCAGTGGCAAGTTCACCTGCAAGGTGCCCGGTCTCTACTACTTCACCTACCACGCCAGCTCTCGAGGGAACCTGTGCGTGAACCTCATGCGTGGCCGGGAGCGTGCACAGAAGGTGGTCACCTTCTGTGACTATGCCTACAACACCTTCCAGGTCACCACCGGTGCCATGGTCCTCAAGCTGGAGCAGGGGGAGAACGTCTTCCTGCAGGCCACCGACAAGAACTCACTACTGGGCATGGAGGGTGCCAACAGCATCTTTTCCGGGTTCCTGCTCTTTCCAGATATGGAGGCCTGA CCTGTGG NOV4b, CG124756-02 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 28 253 aaMW at 26721.5kDMMMKIPWGSIPVLMLLLLLGLIDISQAQLSCTGPPAIPGIPGIPGTPGPDGQPGTPGIKGEKGLPGLAGDHGEFGEKGDPGIPGNPGKVGPKGPMGPKGGPGAPGAPGPKGESGDYKATQKIAFSATRTINVPLRRDQTIRFDHVITNMNNNYEPRSGKFTCKVPGLYYFTYHASSRGNLCVNLMRGRERAQKVVTFCDYAYNTFQVTTGGMVLKLEQGENVFLQATDKNSLLGMEGANSIFSGFLLFPDMEA SEQ ID NO: 29 1076 bp NOV4c,SNP13382475 of ORF Start: ATG at 75 ORF Stop: TGA at 834 CG124756-01,DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 302 SNP Change: G to TGGCTCCTGGTCCCACTGCTGCTCAGCCCAGTGGCCTCACAGGACACCAGCTTCCCAGGAGGCGTCTGACACAGTATGATGATGAAGATCCCATGGGGCAGCATCCCAGTACTGATGTTGCTCCTGCTCCTGGGCCTAATCGATATCTCCCAGGCCCAGCTCAGCTGCACCGGGCCCCCAGCCATCCCTGGCATCCCGGGTATCCCTGGGACACCTGGCCCCGATGGCCAACCTGGGACCCCAGGGATAAAAGGAGAGAAAGGGCTTCCAGGGCTGGCTGGAGACCATGGTGAGTTCGGAGATAAGGGAGACCCAGGGATTCCTGGGAATCCAGGAAAAGTCGGCCCCAAGGGCCCCATGGGCCCTAAAGGTGGCCCAGGGGCCCCTGGAGCCCCAGGCCCCAAAGGTGAATCGGGAGACTACAAGGCCACCCAGAAAATCGCCTTCTCTGCCACAAGAACCATCAACGTCCCCCTGCGCCGGGACCAGACCATCCGCTTCGACCACGTGATCACCAACATGAACAACAATTATGAGCCCCGCAGTGGCAAGTTCACCTGCAAGGTGCCCGGTCTCTACTACTTCACCTACCACGCCAGCTCTCGAGGGAACCTGTGCGTGAACCTCATGCGTGGCCGGGAGCGTGCACAGAAGGTGGTCACCTTCTGTGACTATGCCTACAACACCTTCCAGGTCACCACCGGTGGCATGGTCCTCAAGCTGGAGCAGGGGGAGAACGTCTTCCTGCAGGCCACCGACAAGAACTCACTACTGGGCATGGAGGGTGCCAACAGCATCTTTTCCGGGTTCCTGCTCTTTCCAGATATGGAGGCCTGACCTGTGGGCTGCTTCACATCCACCCCGGCTCCCCCTGCCAGCAACGCTCACTCTACCCCCAACACCACCCCTTGCCCAGCCAATGCACACAGTAGGGCTTGGTGAATGCTGCTGAGTGAATGAGTAAATAAACTCTTCAAGGCCAAGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA NOV4c,SNP13382475 of SEQ ID NO: 30 MW at 26707.5kD CG124756-01, ProteinSequence SNP Pos: 76 253 aa SNP Change: Glu to AspMMMKIPWGSIPVLMLLLLLGLIDISQAQLSCTGPPAIPGIPGIPGTPGPDGQPGTPGIKGEKGLPGLAGDHGEFG DKGDPGIPGNPGKVGPKGPMGPKGGPGAPGAPGPKGESGDYKATQKIAFSATRTINVPLRRDQTIRFDHVITNMNNNYEPRSGKFTCKVPGLYYFTYHASSRGNLCVNLMRGRERAQKVVTFCDYAYNTFQVTTGGMVLKLEQGENVFLQATDKNSLLGMEGANSIFSGFLLFPDMEA SEQ ID NO: 31 1076 bp NOV4d,SNP13382476 of ORF Start: ATG at 75 ORF Stop: TGA at 834 CG124756-01,DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 433 SNP Change: A to GGGCTCCTGGTCCCACTGCTGCTCAGCCCAGTGGCCTCACAGGACACCAGCTTCCCAGGAGGCGTCTGACACAGTATGATGATGAAGATCCCATGGGGCAGCATCCCAGTACTGATGTTGCTCCTGCTCCTGGGCCTAATCGATATCTCCCAGGCCCAGCTCAGCTGCACCGGGCCCCCAGCCATCCCTGGCATCCCGGGTATCCCTGGGACACCTGGCCCCGATGGCCAACCTGGGACCCCAGGGATAAAAGGAGAGAAAGGGCTTCCAGGGCTGGCTGGAGACCATGGTGAGTTCGGAGAGAAGGGAGACCCAGGGATTCCTGGGAATCCAGGAAAAGTCGGCCCCAAGGGCCCCATGGGCCCTAAAGGTGGCCCAGGGGCCCCTGGAGCCCCAGGCCCCAAAGGTGAATCGGGAGACTACAAGGCCACCCGGAAAATCGCCTTCTCTGCCACAAGAACCATCAACGTCCCCCTGCGCCGGGACCAGACCATCCGCTTCGACCACGTGATCACCAACATGAACAACAATTATGAGCCCCGCAGTGGCAAGTTCACCTGCAAGGTGCCCGGTCTCTACTACTTCACCTACCACGCCAGCTCTCGAGGGAACCTGTGCGTGAACCTCATGCGTGGCCGGGAGCGTGCACAGAAGGTGGTCACCTTCTGTGACTATGCCTACAACACCTTCCAGGTCACCACCGGTGGCATGGTCCTCAAGCTGGAGCAGGGGGAGAACGTCTTCCTGCAGGCCACCGACAAGAACTCACTACTGGGCATGGAGGGTGCCAACAGCATCTTTTCCGGGTTCCTGCTCTTTCCAGATATGGAGGCCTGACCTGTGGGCTGCTTCACATCCACCCCGGCTCCCCCTGCCAGCAACGCTCACTCTACCCCCAACACCACCCCTTGCCCAGCCAATGCACACAGTAGGGCTTGGTGAATGCTGCTGAGTGAATGAGTAAATAAACTCTTCAAGGCCAAGGGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA NOV4d,SNP13382476 of SEQ ID NO: 32 MW at 26749.6kD CG124756-01, ProteinSequence SNP Pos: 120 253 aa SNP Change: Gln to ArgMMMKIPWGSIPVLMLLLLLGLIDISQAQLSCTGPPAIPGIPGIPGTPGPDGQPGTPGIKGEKGLPGLAGDHGEFGEKGDPGIPGNPGKVGPKGPMGPKGGPGAPGAPGPKGESCDYKATRKIAFSATRTINVPLRRDQTIRFDHVITNMNNNYEPRSGKFTCKVPGLYYFTYHASSRGNLCVNLMRGRERAQKVVTFCDYAYNTFQVTTGGMVLKLEQGENVFLQATDKNSLLGMEGANSIFSGFLLFPDMEA

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 4B. TABLE 4B Comparison ofthe NOV4 protein sequences. NOV4aMMMKIPWGSIPVLMLLLLLGLIDISQAQLSCTGPPAIPGIPGIPGTPGPDGQPGTPGIKG NOV4bMMMKIPWGSIPVLMLLLLLGLIDISQAQLSCTGPPAIPGIPGIPGTPGPDGQPGTPGIKG NOV4aEKGLPGLAGDHGEFGEKGDPGIPGNPGKVGPKGPMGPKGGPGAPGAPGPKGESGDYKATQ NOV4bEKGLPGLAGDHGEFGEKGDPGIPGNPGKVGPKGPMGPKGGPGAPGAPGPKGESGDYKATQ NOV4aKIAFSATRTINVPLRRDQTIRFDHVITNMNNNYEPRSGKFTCKVPGLYYFTYHASSRGNL NOV4bKIAFSATRTINVPLRRDQTIRFDHVITNMNNNYEPRSGKFTCKVPGLYYFTYHASSRGNL NOV4aCVNLMRGRERAQKVVTFCDYAYNTFQVTTGGMVLKLEQGENVFLQATDKNSLLGMEGANS NOV4bCVNLMRGRERAQKVVTFCDYAYNTFQVTTGGMVLKLEQGENVFLQATDKNSLLGMEGANS NOV4aIFSGFLLFPDMEA NOV4b IFSGFLLFPDMEA NOV4a (SEQ ID NO: 26) NOV4b (SEQ IDNO: 28)

Further analysis of the NOV4a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 4C. TABLE 4C Protein Sequence Properties NOV4a SignalPCleavage site between residues 28 and 29 analysis: PSORT II PSG: a newsignal peptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 4; pos. chg1; neg. chg 0 H-region: length 18; peak value 11.91 PSG score: 7.51 GvH:von Heijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold:−2.1): 4.21 possible cleavage site: between 27 and 28 >>> Seems to havea cleavable signal peptide (1 to 27) ALOM: Klein et al's method for TMregion allocation Init position for calculation: 28 Tentative number ofTMS(s) for the threshold 0.5: 0 number of TMS(s) . . . fixed PERIPHERALLikelihood = 2.60 (at 232) ALOM score: 2.60 (number of TMSs: 0) MTOP:Prediction of membrane topology (Hartmann et al.) Center position forcalculation: 13 Charge difference: −3.0 C(−1.0)-N(2.0) N >= C:N-terminal side will be inside MITDISC: discrimination of mitochondrialtargeting seq R content: 0 Hyd Moment(75): 6.93 Hyd Moment(95): 5.45 Gcontent: 2 D/E content: 1 S/T content: 1 Score: −5.61 Gavel: predictionof cleavage sites for mitochondrial preseq cleavage site motif not foundNUCDISC: discrimination of nuclear localization signals pat4: none pat7:none bipartite: none content of basic residues: 9.5% NLS Score: −0.47KDEL: ER retention motif in the C-terminus: none ER Membrane RetentionSignals: none SKL: peroxisomal targeting signal in the C-terminus: nonePTS2: 2nd peroxisomal targeting signal: none VAC: possible vacuolartargeting motif: none RNA-binding motif: none Actinin-type actin-bindingmotif: type 1: none type 2: none NMYR: N-myristoylation pattern: nonePrenylation motif: none memYQRL: transport motif from cell surface toGolgi: none Tyrosines in the tail: none Dileucine motif in the tail:none checking 63 PROSITE DNA binding motifs: none checking 71 PROSITEribosomal protein motifs: none checking 33 PROSITE prokaryotic DNAbinding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's method for Cytoplasmic/Nucleardiscrimination Prediction: cytoplasmic Reliability: 76.7 COIL: Lupas'salgorithm to detect coiled-coil regions total: 0 residues Final Results(k = {fraction (9/23)}): 22.2%: extracellular, including cell wall22.2%: vacuolar 22.2%: mitochondrial 22.2%: endoplasmic reticulum 11.1%:Golgi >> prediction for CG124756-01 is exc (k = 9)

A search of the NOV4a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table4D. TABLE 4D Geneseq Results for NOV4a NOV4a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent #, Match theMatched Expect Identifier Date] Residues Region Value AAM40607 Humanpolypeptide SEQ ID NO 5538 - 1 . . . 253  253/253 (100%) e−151 Homosapiens, 255 aa. 3 . . . 255  253/253 (100%) [WO200153312-A1, 26 JUL.2001] AAM38821 Human polypeptide SEQ ID NO 1966 - 1 . . . 253  253/253(100%) e−151 Homo sapiens, 253 aa. 1 . . . 253  253/253 (100%)[WO200153312-A1, 26 JUL. 2001] ABB57231 Mouse ischaemic conditionrelated 3 . . . 253 201/253 (79%) e−117 protein sequence SEQ ID NO:599 - 1 . . . 253 218/253 (85%) Mus musculus, 253 aa. [WO200188188-A2,22 NOV. 2001] AAU32411 Novel human secreted protein #2902 - 1 . . . 248203/267 (76%) e−103 Homo sapiens, 309 aa. 3 . . . 269 212/267 (79%)[WO200179449-A2, 25 OCT. 2001] AAU30709 Novel human secreted protein#1200 - 23 . . . 248  195/243 (80%) e−102 Homo sapiens, 287 aa. 2 . . .244 199/243 (81%) [WO200179449-A2, 25 OCT. 2001]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV4a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table4E. TABLE 4E Public BLASTP Results for NOV4a NOV4a Protein Residues/Identities/ Accession Match Similarities for the Expect NumberProtein/Organism/Length Residues Matched Portion Value C1HUQB complementsubcomponent C1q 1 . . . 253  253/253 (100%) e−151 chain B precursor[validated] - 1 . . . 253  253/253 (100%) human, 253 aa. P02746Complement C1q subcomponent, B 3 . . . 253  251/251 (100%) e−150 chainprecursor - Homo sapiens 1 . . . 251  251/251 (100%) (Human), 251 aa.P14106 Complement C1q subcomponent, B 3 . . . 253 201/253 (79%) e−117chain precursor - Mus musculus 1 . . . 253 219/253 (86%) (Mouse), 253aa. I49560 complement C1q B chain precursor - 3 . . . 253 201/253 (79%)e−117 mouse, 253 aa. 1 . . . 253 218/253 (85%) P31721 Complement C1qsubcomponent, B 3 . . . 252 197/252 (78%) e−115 chain precursor - Rattusnorvegicus 1 . . . 252 217/252 (85%) (Rat), 253 aa.

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV4a protein contains the domains shownin the Table 4F. TABLE 4F Domain Analysis of NOV4a Identities/ NOV4aMatch Similarities Expect Pfam Domain Region for the Matched RegionValue Collagen 51 . . . 110 35/60 (58%) 8.7e−09 45/60 (75%) C1q 123 . .. 247  69/138 (50%)  2.4e−72 124/138 (90%) 

Example 5

The NOV5 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 5A. Table 5A NOV5 Sequence Analysis NOV5a,CG50353-01 SEQ ID NO: 33 1628 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 1 ORFStop: TGA at 1048ATGAACCGGAAAGCGCGGCGCTGCCTGGGCCACCTCTTTCTCAGCCTGGGCATGGTCTGTCTCCTAGCATGTGGCTTCTCCTCAGTGGTAGCTCTGGGCGCAACGGTCATCTGTAACAAGATCCCAGGCCTGGCTCCCAGACAGCGGGCGATCTGCCAGAGCCGGCCCGACGCCATCATCGTCATAGGAGAAGGCTCACAAATGGGCCTGGACGAGTGTCAGTTTCAGTTCCGCAATGGCCGCTGGAACTGCTCTGCACTGGGAGAGCGCACCGTCTTCGGGAAGGAGCTCAAAGTGGGGAGCCGGGACGGTGCGTTCACCTACGCCATCATTGCCGCCGGCGTGGCCCACGCCATCACAGCTGCCTGTACCCATGGCAACCTGAGCGACTGTGGCTGCGACAAAGAGAAGCAAGGCCAGTACCACCGGGACGAGGGCTGGAAGTGGGGTGGCTGCTCTGCCGACATCCGCTACGGCATCGGCTTCGCCAAGGTCTTCGTGGACGCTCGGGAGATCATGAAGAACGCGCGGCGCCTCATGAACCTGCATAACAATGAGGCCGGCAGGAAGGTTCTAGAGGACCGGATGCAGCTGGAGTGCAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCTGGCTCCTGCACCACCAAAACCTGCTGGACCACGCTGCCCAAGTTCCGAGAGGTGGGCCACCTGCTGAAGGAGAAGTACAACGCGGCCGTGCAGGTGGAGGTGGTGCGGGCCAGCCGTCTGCGGCAGCCCACCTTCCTGCGCATCAAACAGCTGCGCAGCTATCGCAAGCCCATGAAGACGGACCTGGTGTACATCGAGAAGTCGCCCAACTACTGCGAGGAGGACCCGGTGACCGGCAGTGTGGGCACGCAGGGCCGCGCCTGCAACAAGACGGCTCCCCAGGCCAGCGGCTGTGACCTCATGTGCTGTGGGCGTGGCTACAACACCCACCAGTACGCCCGCGTGTGGCAGTGCAACTGTAAGTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTATGTCAAGTGCAACACGTGCAGCGAGCGCACGGAGATGTACACGTGCAAGTGAGCCCCGTGTGCACACCACCCTCCCGCTGCAAGTCAGATTGCTGGGAGGACTGGACCGTTTCCAAGCTGCGGGCTCCCTGGCAGGATGCTGAGCTTGTCTTTTCTGCTGAGGAGGGTACTTTTCCTGGGTTTCCTGCAGGCATCCGTGGGGGAAAAAAAATCTCTCAGAGCCCTCAACTATTCTGTTCCACACCCAATGCTGCTCCACCCTCCCCCAGACACAGCCCAGGTCCCTCCGCGGCTGGAGCGAAGCCTTCTGCAGCAGGAACTCTGGACCCCTGGGCCTCATCACAGCAATATTTAACAATTTATTCTGATAAAAATAATATTAATTTATTTAATTAAAAAGAATTCTTCCACCTCGTCGGGATCCGTTTTCTGCAATCAAAGTGGACTGCTTGCTTTCCTAGCAGGATGATTTTGTTGCTAGGACAAGGAGCCGTGTAGAAGTGTACATAACTATTCTTTATGCAGATATTTCTACTAGCTGATTTTGCAGGTACCCACCTTGCAGCACTAGATGTTTAAGTACAAGAGGAGACATCTTTTATGCATATATAGATATACACACACGAAAAA NOV5a, CG50353-01 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 34349 aa MW at 38980.7kDMNRKARRCLGHLFLSLGMVCLLACGFSSVVALGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAIIVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSRDGAFTYAIIAAGVAHAITAACTHGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIMKNARRLMNLHNNEAGRKVLEDRMQLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPKFREVGHLLKEKYNAAVQVEVVRASRLRQPTFLRIKQLRSYRKPMKTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCK NOV5b,228753443 SEQ ID NO: 35 966 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop:end of sequenceAGATCTCTGGGCGCAACGGTCATCTGTAACAAGATCCCAGGCCTGGCTCCCAGACAGCGGGCGATCTGCCAGAGCCGGCCCGACGCCATCATCGTCATAGGAGAAGGCTCACAAATGGGCCTGGACGAGTGTCAGTTTCAGTTCCGCAATGGCCGCTGGAACTGCTCTGCACTGGGAGAGCGCACCGTCTTCGGGAAGGAGCTCAAAGTGGGGAGCCGGGAGGCTGCATTCACCTACGCCATCATTGCCGCCGGCGTGGCCCACGCCATCACAGCTGCCTGTACCCAGGGCAACCTGAGCGACTGTGGCTGCGACAAAGAGAAGCAAGGCCAGTACCACCGGGACGAGGGCTGGAAGTGGGGTGGCTGCTCCGCCGACATCCGCTACGGCATCGGCTTCGCCAAGGTCTTTGTGGATGCCCGGGAGATCAAGCAGAATGCCCGGACTCTCATGAACTTGCACAACAACGAGGCAGGCCGAAAGATCCTGGAGGAGAACATGAAGCTGGAATGTAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCAGGCTCGTGCACCACCAAGACGTGCTGGACCACACTGCCACAGTTTCGGGAGCTGGGTACGTGCTCAAGGACAAGTACAACGAGGCCGTTCACGTGGAGCCTGTGCGTGCCAGCCGCAACAAGCGGCCCACCTTCCTGAAGATCAAGAAGCCACTGTCGTACCGCAAGCCCATGGACACGGACCTGGTGTACATCGAGAAGTCGCCCAACTACTGCGAGGAGGACCCGGTGACCGGCAGTGTGGGCACCCAGGGCCGCGCCTGCAACAAGACGGCTCCCCAGGCCAGCGGCTGTGACCTCATGTGCTGTGGGCGTGGCTACAACACCCACCAGTACGCCCGCGTGTGGCAGTGCAACTGTAAGTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTATGTCAAGTGCAACACGTGCAGCGAGCGCACGGAGATGTACACGTGCAAGCTCGAG NOV5b, 228753443 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 36 322 aaMW at 36054.9kDRSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAIIVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAITAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLMNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEPVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NOV5c, 169475673 SEQ ID NO: 37 966 bp DNASequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceAGATCTCTGGGCGCAACGGTCATCTGTAACAAGATCCCAGGCCTGGCTCCCAGACAGCGGGCGATCTGCCAGAGCCGGCCCGACGCCATCATCGTCATAGGAGAAGGCTCACAAATGGGCCTCGACGAGTGTCAGTTTCAGTTCCGCAATGGCCGCTGGAACTGCTCTGCACTGGGAGAGCGCACCGTCTTCGGGAAGGAGCTCAAAGTGGGGAGCCGGGAGGCTGCGTTCACCTACGCCATCATTGCCGCCGGCGTGGCCCACGCCATCACAGCTGCCTGTACCCAGGGCAACCTGAGCGACTGTGGCTGCGACAAAGAGAAGCAAGGCCAGTACCACCGGGACGAGGGCTGGAAGTGGGGTGGCTGCTCTGCCGACATCCGCTACGGCATCGGCTTCGCCAAGGTCTTTGTGGATGCCCGGGAGATCAAGCAGAATGCCCGGACTCTCATGAACTTGCACAACAACGAGGCAGGCCGAAAGATCCTGGAGGAGAACATGAAGCTGGAATGTAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCAGGCTCGTGCACCACCAAGACGTGCTGGACCACACTGCCACAGTTTCGGGAGCTGGGCTACGTGCTCAAGGACAAGTACAACGAGGCCGTTCACGTGGAGCCTGTGCGTGCCAGCCGCAACAAGCGGCCCACCTTCCTGAAGATCAAGAAGCCACTGTCGTACCGCAAGCCCATGGACACGGACCTGGTGTACATCGAGAAGTCGCCCAACTACTGCGAGGAGGACCCGGTGACCGGCAGTGTGGGCACCCAGGGCCGCGCCTGCAACAAGACGGCTCCCCAGGCCAGCGGCTGTGACCTCATGTGCTGTGGGCGTGGCTACAACACCCACCAGTACGCCCGCGTGTGGCAGTGCAACTGTAAGTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTATGTCAAGTGCAACACGTGCAGCGAGCGCACGGAGATGTACACGTGCAAGCTCGAG NOV5c, 169475673 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 38 322 aaMW at 36054.9kDRSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAIIVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAITAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLMNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEPVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NOV5d, 228753459 SEQ ID NO: 39 966 bp DNASequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceAGATCTCTGGGCGCAACGGTCATCTGTAACAAGATCCCAGGCCTGGCTCCCAGACAGCGGGCGATCTGCCAGAGCCGGCCCGACGCCATCATCGTCATAGGAGAAGGCTCACAAATGGGCCTGGACGAGTGTCAGTTTCAGTTCCGCAATGGCCGCTGGAACTGCTCTGCACTGGGAGAGCGCACCGTCTTCGGGAAGGAGCTCAAAGTGGGGAGCCGGGAGGCTGCATTCACCTACGCCATCATTGCCGCCGGCGTGGCCCACGCCATCACAGCTGCCTGTACCCAGGGCAACCTGAGCGACTGTGGCTGCGACAAAGAGAAGCAAGGCCAGTACCACCGGGACGAGGGCTGGAAGTGGGGTGGCTGCTCCGCCGACATCCGCTACGGCATCGGCTTCGCCAAGGTCTTTGTGGATGCCCGGGAGATCAAGCAGAATGCCCGGACTCTCATGAACTTGCACAACAACGAGGCAGGCCGAAAGATCCTGGAGGAGAACATGAAGCTGGAATGTAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCAGGCTCGTGCACCACCAAGACGTGCTGGACCACACTGCCACAGTTTCGGGAGCTGGGCTACGTACTCAAGGACAAGTACAACGAGGCCGTTCACGTGGAGCCTGTGCGTGCCAGCCGCAACAAGCGGCCCACCTTCCTGAAGATCAAGAAGCCACTGTCGTACCGCAAGCCCATGGACACGGACCTGGTGTACATCGAGAAGTCGCCCAACTACTGCGAGGAGGACCCGGTGACCGGCAGTGTGGGCACCCAGGGCCGCGCCTGCAACAAGACGGCTCCCCAGGCCAGCGGCTGTGACCTCATGTGCTGTGGGCGTGGCTACAACACCCACCAGTACGCCCGCGTGTGGCAGTGCAACTGTAAGTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTATGTCAAGTGCAACACGTGCAGCGAGCGCACGGAGATGTACACGTGCAAGCTCGAG NOV5d, 228753459 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 40 322 aaMW at 36054.9kDRSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAIIVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAITAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLMNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEPVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NOV5e, 228753462 SEQ ID NO: 41 966 bp DNASequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceAGATCTCTGGGCGCAACGGTCATCTGTAACAAGATCCCAGGCCTGGCTCCCAGACAGCGGGCGATCTGCCAGAGCCGGCCCGACGCCATCATCGTCATAGGAGAAGGCTCACAAATGGGCCTCGACGAGTGTCAGTTTCAGTTCCGCAATGGCCGCTGGAACTGCTCTGCACTGGGAGAGCGCACCGTCTTCGGGAAGGAGCTCAAAGTGGGGAGCCGGGAGGCTGCATTCACCTACGCCATCATTGCCGCCGGCGTGGTCCACGCCATCACAGCTGCCTGTACCCAGGGCAACCTGAGCGACTGTGGCTGCGACAAAGAGAAGCAAGGCCAGTACCACCGGGACGAGGGCTGGAAGTGGGGTGGCTGCTCCGCCGACATCCGCTACGGCATCGGCTTCGCCAAGGTCTTTGTGGATGCCCGGGAGATCAAGCAGAATGCCCGGACTCTCATGAACTTGCACAACAACGAGGCAGGCCGAAAGATCCTGGAGGAGAACATGAAGCTGGAATGTAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCAGGCTCGTGCACCACCAAGACGTGCTGGACCACACTGCCACAGTTTCGGGAGCTGGGCTACGTGCTCAAGGACAAGTACAACGAGGCCGTTCACGTGGAGCCTGTGCGTGCCAGCCGCAACAAGCGGCCCACCTTCCTGAAGATCAAGAAGCCACTGTCGTACCGCAAGCCCATGGACACGGACCTGGTGTACATCGAGAAGTCGCCCAACTACTGCGAGGAGGACCCGGTGACCGGCAGTGTGGGCACCCAGGGCCGCGCCTGCAACAAGACGGCTCCCCAGGCCAGCGGCTGTGACCTCATGTGCTGTGGGCGTGGCTACAACACCCACCAGTACGCCCGCGTGTGGCAGTGCAACTGTAAGTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTATGTCAAGTGCAACACGTGCAGCGAGCGCACGGAGATGTACACGTGCAAGCTCGAG NOV5e, 22873462 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 42 322 aaMW at 36083.0kDRSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAIIVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVVHAITAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLMNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEPVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NoV5f, 228753446 SEQ ID NO: 43 985 bp DNASequence ORF Start: at 2 ORF Stop: end of sequenceATCTGCAGAATTCGCCCTTAGATCTCTGGGCGCAACGGTCATCTGTAACAAGATCCCAGGCCTGGCTCCCAGACAGCGGGCGATCTGCCAGAGCCGGCCCGACGCCATCATCGTCATAGGAGAAGGCTCACAAATGGGCCTGGACGAGTGTCAGTTTCAGTTCCGCAATGGCCGCTGGAACTGCTCTGCACTGGGAGAGCGCACCGTCTTCGGGAAGGAGCTCAAAGTGGGGAGCCGGGAGGCTGCGTTCACCTACGCCATCATTGCCGCCGGCGTGGCCCACGCCATCACAGCTGCCTGTACCCAGGGCAACCTCAGCGACTGTGGCTGCGACAAAGAGAAGCAAGGCCAGTACCACCGGGACGAGGGCTGGAAGTGGGGTGGCTGCTCTGCCGACATCCGCTACGGCATCGGCTTCGCCAAGGTCTTTGTGGATGCCCGGGAGATCAAGCAGAATGCCCGGACTCTCATGAACTTGCACAACAACGAGGCAGGCCGAAAGATCCTGGAGGAGAACATGAAGCTGGAATGTAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCAGGCTCGTGCACCACCAAGACGTGCTGGACCACACTGCCACAGTTTCGGGAGCTGGGCTACGTGCTCAAGGACAAGTACAACGAGGCCGTTCACGTGGAGCCTGTGCGTGCCAGCCGCAACAAGCGGCCCACCTTCCTGAAGATCAAGAAGCCACTGTCGTACCGCAAGCCCATGGACACGGACCTGGTGTACATCGAGAAGTCGCCCAACTACTGCGAGGAGGACCCGGTGACCGGCAGTGTGGGCACCCAGGGCCGCGCCTGCAACAAGACGGCTCCCCAGGCCAGCGGCTGTGACCTCATGTGCTGTGGGCGTGGCTACAACACCCACCAGTACGCCCGCGTGTGGCAGTGCAACTGTAAGTTCCACTGGTGCTACTATGTCAAGTGCAACACGTGCAGCGAGCGCACGGAGATGTACACGTGCAAGCTCGAG NOV5f, 228753446 Protein SequenceSEQ ID NO: 44 328 aa MW at 36733.61kDSAEFALRSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAIIVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAITAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLMNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEPVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCYYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NOV5g, 228753465 SEQ ID NO: 45 966bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceAGATCTCTGGGCGCAACGGTCATCTGTAACAAGATCCCAGGCCTGGCTCCCAGACAGCGGGCGATCTGCCAGAGCCGGCCCGACGCCATCATCGTCATAGGAGAAGGCTCACAAATGGGCCTGGACGAGTGTCAGTTTCAGTTCCGCAATGGCCGCTGGAACTGCTCTGCACTGGGAGAGCGCACCGTCTTCGGGAAGGAGCTCAAAGTGGGGAGCCGGGAGGCTGCGTTCACCTACGCCATCATTGCCGCCGGCGTGGCCCACGCCATCACAGCTGCCTGTACCCAGGGCAACCTGAGCGACTGTGACTGCGACAAAGAGAAGCAAGGCCAGTACCACCGGGACGAGGGCTGGAAGTGGGGTGGCTGCTCTGCCGACATCCGCTACGGCATCGGCTTCGCCAAGGTCTTTGTGGATGCCCGGGAGATCAAGCAGAATGCCCGGACTCTCATGAACTTGCACAACAACGAGGCAGGCCGAAAGATCCTGGAGGAGAACATGAAGCTGGAATGTAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCAGGCTCGTGCACCACCAAGACGTGCTGGACCACACTGCCACAGTTTCGGGAGCTGGGCTACGTGCTCAAGGACAAGTACAACGAGGCCGTTCACGTGGAGCCTGTGCGTGCCAGCCGCAACAAGCGGCCCACCTTCCTGAAGATCAAGAACCCACTGTCGTACCGCAAGCCCATGGACACGGACCTGGTGTACATCGAGAAGTCGCCCAACTACTGCGAGGAGGACCCGGTGACCGGCAGTGTGGGCACCCAGGGCCGCGCCTGCAACAAGACGGCTCCCCAGGCCAGCGGCTGTGACCTCATGTGCTGTGGGCGTGGCTACAACACCCACCAGTACGCCCGCGTGTGGCAGTACAACTGTAAGTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTATGTCAAGTGCAACACGTGCAGCGAGCGCACGGAGATGTACACGTGCAAGCTCGAG NOV5g, 228753465 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 46 322 aaMW at 36173.0kDRSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAIIVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAITAACTQGNLSDCDCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLMNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEPVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQYNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NOV5h, 228753438 SEQ ID NO: 47 966 bp DNASequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceAGATCTCTGGGCGCAACGGTCATCTGTAACAAGATCCCAGGCCTGGCTCCCAGACAGCGGGCGATCTGCCAGAGCCGGCCCGACGCCATCATCGTCATAGGAGAAGGCTCACAAATGGGCCTGGACGAGTGTCAGTTTCAGTTCCGCAATGGCCGCTGGAACTGCTCTGCACTGGGAGAGCGCACCGTCTTCGGGAAGGAGCTCAAAGTGGGGAGCCGGGAGGCTGCGTTCACCTACGCCATCATTGCCGCCGGCGTGGCCCACGCCATCACAGCTGCCTGTACCCAGGGCAACCTGAGCGACTGTGGCTGCGACAAAGAGAAGCAAGGCCAGTACCACCGGGACGAGGGCTGGAAGTGGGGTGGCTGCTCTGCCGACATCCGCTACGGCATCGGCTTCGCCAAGGTCTTTGTGGATGCCCGGGAGATCAAGCAGAATGCCCGGACTCTCATGAACTTGCACAACAACGAGGCAGGCCGAAAGATCCTGGAGGAGAACATGAAGCTGGAATGTAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCAGGCTCGTGCACCACCAAGACGTGCTGGACCACACTGCCACAGTTTCGGGAGCTGGGCTACGTGCTCAAGGACAAGTACAACGAGGCCGTTCACGTGGAGCCTGTGCGTGCCAGCCGCAACAAGCGGCCCACCTTCCTGAAGATCAAGAAGCCACTGTCGTACCGCAAGCCCATGGACACGGACCTGGTGTACATCGAGAAGTCGACCAACTGCTGCGAGGAGGACCCGGTGACCGGCAGTGTGGGCACCCAGGGCCGCGCCTGCAACAAGACGGCTCCCCAGGCCAGCGGCTGTGACCTCATGTGCTGTGGGCGTGGCTACAACACCCACCAGTACGCCCGCGTGTGGCAGTGCAACTGTAAGTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTATGTCAAGTGCAACACGTGCAGCGAGCGCACGGAGATGTACACGTGCAAGCTCGAG NOV5h, 228753438 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 48 322 aaMW at 35998.9kDRSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAIIVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAITAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLMNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEPVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSTNCCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NOV5i, 228753449 SEQ ID NO: 49 966 bp DNASequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceAGATCTCTGGGCGCAACGGTCATCTGTAACAAGATCCCAGGCCTGGCTCCCAGACAGCGGGCGATCTGCCAGAGCCGGCCCGACGCCATCATCGTCATAGGAGAAGGCTCACAAATGGGCCTGGACGAGTGTCAGTTTCAGTTCCGCAATGGCCGCTGGAACTGCTCTGCACTGGGAGAGCGCACCGTCTTCGGGAAGGAGCTCAAAGTGGGGAGCCGGGAGGCTGCGTTCACCTACGCCATCATTGCCGCCGGCGTGGCCCACGCCATCACAGCTGCCTGTACCCAGGGCAACCTGAGCGACTGTGGCTGCGACAAAGAGAAGCAAGGCCAGTACCACCGGGACGAGGGCTGGAAGTGGGGTGGCTGCTCTGCCGACATCCGCTACGGCATCGGCTTCGCCAAGGTCTTTGTGGATGCCCGGGAGATCAAGCAGAATGCCCGGACTCTCATGAACTTGCACAACAACGAGGCAGGCCGAAAGATCCTGGAGGAGAACATGAAGCTGGGATGTAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCAGGCTCGTGCACCACCAAGACGTGCTGGACCACACTGCCACAGTTTCGGGAGCTGGGCTACGTGCTCAAGGACAAGTACAACGAGGCCGTTCACGTGGAGCCTGTGCGTGCCAGCCGCAACAAGCGGCCCACCTTCCTGAAGATCAAGAAGCCACTGTCGTACCGCAAGCCCATGGACACGGACCTGGTGTACATCGAGAAGTCGACCAACTGCTGCGAGGAGGACCCGGTGACCGGCAGTCTGGGCACCCAGGGCCGCGCCTGCAACAAGACGGCTCCCCAGGCCAGCGGCTGTGACCTCATGTGCTGTGGGCGTGGCTACAACACCCACCAGTACGCCCGCGTGTGGCAGTGCAACTGTAAGTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTATGTCAAGTGCAACACGTGCAGCGAGCGCACGGAGATGTACACGTGCAAGCTCGAG NOV5i, 228753449 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 50 322 aaMW at 35926.8kDRSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAIIVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAITAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLMNLNNNEAGRKILEENMKLGCKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEPVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSTNCCEEDPVTCSVGTQGRACNKTAPQASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NOV5j, CG50353-02 SEQ ID NO: 51 966 bpDNA Sequence ORF Start: at 7 ORF Stop: at 961AGATCTCTGGGCGCAACGGTCATCTGTAACAAGATCCCAGGCCTGGCTCCCAGACAGCGGGCGATCTGCCAGAGCCGGCCCGACGCCATCATCGTCATAGGAGAAGGCTCACAAATGGGCCTGGACGAGTGTCAGTTTCAGTTCCGCAATGGCCGCTGGAACTGCTCTGCACTGGGAGAGCGCACCGTCTTCGGGAAGGAGCTCAAAGTGGGGAGCCGGGAGGCTGCGTTCACCTACGCCATCATTGCCGCCGGCGTGGCCCACGCCATCACAGCTGCCTGTACCCAGGGCAACCTGAGCGACTGTGGCTGCGACAAAGAGAAGCAAGGCCAGTACCACCGGGACGAGGGCTGGAAGTGGGGTGGCTGCTCTGCCGACATCCGCTACGGCATCGGCTTCGCCAAGGTCTTTGTGGATGCCCGGGAGATCAAGCAGAATGCCCGGACTCTCATGAACTTGCACAACAACGAGGCAGGCCGAAAGATCCTGGAGGAGAACATGAAGCTGGAATGTAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCAGGCTCGTGCACCACCAAGACGTGCTGGACCACACTGCCACAGTTTCGGGAGCTGGGCTACGTGCTCAAGGACAAGTACAACGAGGCCGTTCACGTGGAGCCTGTGCGTGCCAGCCGCAACAAGCGGCCCACCTTCCTGAAGATCAAGAAGCCACTGTCGTACCGCAAGCCCATGGACACGGACCTGGTGTACATCGAGAAGTCGCCCAACTACTGCGAGGAGGACCCGGTGACCGGCAGTGTGGGCACCCAGGGCCGCGCCTGCAACAAGACGGCTCCCCAGGCCAGCGGCTGTGACCTCATGTGCTGTGGGCGTGGCTACAACACCCACCAGTACGCCCGCGTGTGGCAGTGCAACTGTAAGTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTATGTCAAGTGCAACACGTGCAGCGAGCGCACGGAGATGTACACGTGCAAGCTCGAG NOV5j, CG50353-02 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 52 318aa MW at 35569.4kDLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAIIVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAITAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLMNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEPVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCK NOV5k, CG50353-03 SEQ ID NO: 53 1057 bp DNASequence ORF Start: ATG at 1 ORF Stop: TGA at 1048ATGAACCGGAAAGCGCGGCGCTGCCTGGGCCACCTCTTTCTCAGCCTGGGCATGGTCTGTCTCCTAGCATGTGGCTTCTCCTCAGTGGTAGCTCTGGGCGCAACGGTCATCTGTAACAAGATCCCAGGCCTGGCTCCCAGACAGCGGGCGATCTGCCAGAGCCGGCCCGACGCCATCATCGTCATAGGAGAAGGCTCACAAATGGGCCTGGACGAGTGTCAGTTTCAGTTCCGCAATGGCCGCTGGAACTGCTCTGCACTGGGAGAGCGCACCGTCTTCGGGAAGGAGCTCAAAGTGGGGAGCCGGGACGGTGCGTTCACCTACGCCATCATTGCCGCCGGCGTGGCCCACGCCATCACAGCTGCCTGTACCCATGGCAACCTGAGCGACTGTGGCTGCGACAAAGAGAAGCAAGGCCAGTACCACCGGGACGAGGGCTGGAAGTGGGGTGGCTGCTCTGCCGACATCCGCTACGGCATCGGCTTCGCCAAGGTCTTCGTGGACGCTCGGGAGATCATGAACAACGCGCGGCGCCTCATGAACCTGCATAACAATGAGGCCGGCAGGAAGGTTCTAGAGGACCGGATGCAGCTGGAGTGCAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCTGGCTCCTGCACCACCAAAACCTGCTGGACCACGCTGCCCAAGTTCCGAGAGGTGGGCCACCTGCTGAAGGAGAAGTACAACGCGGCCGTGCAGGTGGAGGTGGTGCGGGCCAGCCGTCTGCGGCAGCCCACCTTCCTGCGCATCAAACAGCTGCGCAGCTATCGCAAGCCCATGAAGACGGACCTGGTGTACATCGAGAAGTCGCCCAACTACTGCGAGCAGGACCCGGTGACCGGCAGTGTGGGCACGCAGGGCCGCGCCTGCAACAAGACGGCTCCCCAGGCCAGCGGCTGTGACCTCATGTGCTGTGGGCGTGGCTACAACACCCACCAGTACGCCCGCGTGTGGCAGTGCAACTGTAAGTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTATGTCAAGTGCAACACGTGCAGCGAGCGCACGGAGATGTACACGTGCAAGTGA GCCCCGT NOV5k, CG50353-03 Protein SequenceSEQ ID NO: 54 349 aa MW at 38980.7kDMNRKARRCLGHLFLSLGMVCLLACGFSSVVALGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAIIVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSRDGAFTYAIIAAGVAHAITAACTHGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIMKNARRLMNLHNNEAGRKVLEDRMQLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPKFREVGHLLKEKYNAAVQVEVVRASRLRQPTFLRIKQLRSYRKPMKTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCK SEQ ID NO: 551628 bp NOV5l, SNP13382474 of ORF Start: ATG at 1 ORF Stop: TGA at 1048CG50353-01, DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 951 SNP Change: G to TATGAACCGGAAAGCGCGGCGCTGCCTGGGCCACCTCTTTCTCAGCCTGGGCATGGTCTGTCTCCTAGCATGTGGCTTCTCCTCAGTGGTAGCTCTGGGCGCAACGGTCATCTGTAACAAGATCCCAGGCCTGGCTCCCAGACAGCGGGCGATCTGCCAGAGCCGGCCCGACGCCATCATCGTCATAGGAGAAGGCTCACAAATGGGCCTGGACGAGTGTCAGTTTCAGTTCCGCAATGGCCGCTGGAACTGCTCTGCACTGGGAGAGCGCACCGTCTTCGGGAAGGAGCTCAAAGTGGGGAGCCGGGACGGTGCGTTCACCTACGCCATCATTGCCGCCGGCGTGGCCCACGCCATCACAGCTGCCTGTACCCATGGCAACCTGAGCGACTGTGGCTGCGACAAAGAGAAGCAAGGCCAGTACCACCGGGACGAGGGCTGGAAGTGGGGTGGCTGCTCTGCCGACATCCGCTACGGCATCGGCTTCGCCAAGGTCTTCGTGGACGCTCGGGAGATCATGAAGAACGCGCGGCGCCTCATGAACCTGCATAACAATGAGGCCGGCAGGAAGGTTCTAGAGGACCGGATGCAGCTGGAGTGCAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCTGGCTCCTGCACCACCAAAACCTGCTGGACCACGCTGCCCAAGTTCCGAGAGGTGGGCCACCTGCTGAAGGAGAAGTACAACGCGGCCGTGCAGGTGGAGGTGGTGCGGGCCAGCCGTCTGCGGCAGCCCACCTTCCTGCGCATCAAACAGCTGCGCAGCTATCGCAAGCCCATGAAGACGGACCTGGTGTACATCGAGAAGTCGCCCAACTACTGCGAGGAGGACCCGGTGACCGGCAGTGTGGGCACGCAGGGCCGCGCCTGCAACAAGACGGCTCCCCAGGCCAGCGGCTGTGACCTCATGTGCTGTGGGCGTGGCTACAACACCCACCA TTACGCCCGCGTGTGGCAGTGCAACTGTAAGTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTATGTCAAGTGCAACACGTGCAGCGAGCGCACGGAGATGTACACGTGCAAGTGAGCCCCGTGTGCACACCACCCTCCCGCTGCAAGTCAGATTGCTGGGAGGACTGGACCGTTTCCAAGCTGCGGGCTCCCTGGCAGGATGCTGAGCTTGTCTTTTCTGCTGACGAGGGTACTTTTCCTGGGTTTCCTGCAGGCATCCGTGGGGGAAAAAAAATCTCTCAGAGCCCTCAACTATTCTGTTCCACACCCAATGCTGCTCCACCCTCCCCCAGACACAGCCCAGGTCCCTCCGCGGCTGGAGCGAAGCCTTCTGCAGCAGGAACTCTGGACCCCTGGGCCTCATCACAGCAATATTTAACAATTTATTCTGATAAAAATAATATTAATTTATTTAATTAAAAAGAATTCTTCCACCTCGTCGGGATCCGTTTTCTGCAATCAAAGTGGACTGCTTGCTTTCCTAGCAGGATGATTTTGTTGCTAGGACAAGGAGCCGTGTAGAAGTGTACATAACTATTCTTTATGCAGATATTTCTACTAGCTGATTTTGCAGGTACCCACCTTGCAGCACTAGATGTTTAAGTACAAGAGGAGACATCTTTTATGCATATATAGATATACACACACGAAAAA NOV5l, SNP13382474 of SEQ ID NO: 56 MW at38989.7kD CG50353-01, Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 317 349 aa SNP Change:Gln to HisMNRKARRCLGHLFLSLGMVCLLACGFSSVVALGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAIIVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSRDGAFTYAIIAAGVAHAITAACTHGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIMKNARRLMNLHNNEAGRKVLEDRMQLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPKFREVGHLLKEKYNAAVQVEVVRASRLRQPTFLRIKQLRSYRKPMKTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHHYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCK

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 5B. TABLE 5B Comparison ofthe NOV5 protein sequences. NOV5aMNRKARRCLGHLFLSLGMVCLLACGFSSVVALGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAII NOV5b-----------------------------RSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAII NOV5c-----------------------------RSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAII NOV5d-----------------------------RSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAII NOV5e-----------------------------RSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAII NOV5f-----------------------SAEFALRSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAII NOV5g-----------------------------RSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAII NOV5h-----------------------------RSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAII NOV5i-----------------------------RSLGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAII NOV5j-------------------------------LGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAII NOV5kMNRKARRCLGHLFLSLGMVCLLACGFSSVVALGATVICNKIPGLAPRQRAICQSRPDAII NOV5aVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSRDGAFTYAIIAAGVAHAIT NOV5bVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAIT NOV5cVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAIT NOV5dVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAIT NOV5eVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVVHAIT NOV5fVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAIT NOV5gVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAIT NOV5hVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAIT NOV5iVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAIT NOV5jVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSREAAFTYAIIAAGVAHAIT NOV5kVIGEGSQMGLDECQFQFRNGRWNCSALGERTVFGKELKVGSRDGAFTYAIIAAGVAHAIT NOV5aAACTHGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIMKNARRLM NOV5bAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLM NOV5cAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLM NOV5dAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLM NOV5eAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLM NOV5fAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLM NOV5gAACTQGNLSDCDCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLM NOV5hAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLM NOV5iAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLM NOV5jAACTQGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIKQNARTLM NOV5kAACTHGNLSDCGCDKEKQGQYHRDEGWKWGGCSADIRYGIGFAKVFVDAREIMKNARRLM NOV5aNLHNNEAGRKVLEDRMQLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPKFREVGHLLKEKYNAAVQVEV NOV5bNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEP NOV5cNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEP NOV5dNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEP NOV5eNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEP NOV5fNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEP NOV5gNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSCSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEP NOV5hNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEP NOV5iNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLGCKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEP NOV5jNLHNNEAGRKILEENMKLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPQFRELGYVLKDKYNEAVHVEP NOV5kNLHNNEAGRKVLEDRMQLECKCHGVSGSCTTKTCWTTLPKFREVGHLLKEKYNAAVQVEV NOV5aVRASRLRQPTFLRIKQLRSYRKPMKTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQ NOV5bVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQ NOV5cVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQ NOV5dVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQ NOV5eVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQ NOV5fVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQ NOV5gVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQ NOV5hVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSTNCCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQ NOV5iVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSTNCCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQ NOV5jVRASRNKRPTFLKIKKPLSYRKPMDTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVCTQGRACNKTAPQ NOV5kVRASRLRQPTFLRIKQLRSYRKPMKTDLVYIEKSPNYCEEDPVTGSVGTQGRACNKTAPQ NOV5aASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCK-- NOV5bASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NOV5cASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NOV5dASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCVYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NOV5eASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NOV5fASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCYYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NOV5gASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQYNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NOV5hASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NOV5iASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCKLE NOV5jASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCK-- NOV5kASGCDLMCCGRGYNTHQYARVWQCNCKFHWCCYVKCNTCSERTEMYTCK-- NOV5a (SEQ ID NO:34) NOV5b (SEQ ID NO: 36) NOV5c (SEQ ID NO: 38) NOV5d (SEQ ID NO: 40)NOV5e (SEQ ID NO: 42) NOV5f (SEQ ID NO: 44) NOV5g (SEQ ID NO: 46) NOV5h(SEQ ID NO: 48) NOV5i (SEQ ID NO: 50) NOV5j (SEQ ID NO: 52) NOV5k (SEQID NO: 54)

Further analysis of the NOV5a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 5C. TABLE 5C Protein Sequence Properties NOV5a SignalPCleavage site between residues 32 and 33 analysis: PSORT II PSG: a newsignal peptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 7; pos. chg4; neg. chg 0 H-region: length 32; peak value 10.30 PSG score: 5.90 GvH:von Heijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold:−2.1): −0.60 possible cleavage site: between 27 and 28 >>> Seems to havea cleavable signal peptide (1 to 27) ALOM: Klein et al's method for TMregion allocation Init position for calculation: 28 Tentative number ofTMS(s) for the threshold 0.5: 2 Number of TMS(s) for threshold 0.5: 0PERIPHERAL Likelihood = 6.89 (at 151) ALOM score: 0.05 (number of TMSs:0) MTOP: Prediction of membrane topology (Hartmann et al.) Centerposition for calculation: 13 Charge difference: −2.5 C(3.0)-N(5.5) N >=C: N-terminal side will be inside MITDISC: discrimination ofmitochondrial targeting seq R content:  6 Hyd Moment(75): 11.39 HydMoment(95): 16.83 G content:  5 D/E content:  1 S/T content:  5 Score:1.59 Gavel: prediction of cleavage sites for mitochondrial preseq R-2motif at 65 SRP|DA NUCDISC: discrimination of nuclear localizationsignals pat4: none pat7: none bipartite: none content of basic residues:14.6% NLS Score: −0.47 KDEL: ER retention motif in the C-terminus: noneER Membrane Retention Signals: XXRR-like motif in the N-terminus: NRKAnone SKL: peroxisomal targeting signal in the C-terminus: none PTS2: 2ndperoxisomal targeting signal: none VAC: possible vacuolar targetingmotif: found TLPK at 217 RNA-binding motif: none Actinin-typeactin-binding motif: type 1: none type 2: none NMYR: N-myristoylationpattern: none Prenylation motif: none memYQRL: transport motif from cellsurface to Golgi: none Tyrosines in the tail: none Dileucine motif inthe tail: none checking 63 PROSITE DNA binding motifs: none checking 71PROSITE ribosomal protein motifs: none checking 33 PROSITE prokaryoticDNA binding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's method forCytoplasmic/Nuclear discrimination Prediction: cytoplasmic Reliability:55.5 COIL: Lupas's algorithm to detect coiled-coil regions total: 0residues Final Results (k = {fraction (9/23)}): 65.2%: mitochondrial13.0%: Golgi  8.7%: extracellular, including cell wall  8.7%:endoplasmic reticulum  4.3%: cytoplasmic >> prediction for CG50353-01 ismit (k = 23)

A search of the NOV5a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table5D. TABLE 5D Geneseq Results for NOV5a NOV5a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent #, Match theMatched Expect Identifier Date] Residues Region Value ABJ10594 Humannovel protein NOV5a SEQ ID 1 . . . 349  349/349 (100%) 0.0 NO: 16 - Homosapiens, 349 aa. 1 . . . 349  349/349 (100%) [WO200259315-A2, 01 AUG.2002] AAY57598 Human Wnt-7a protein - Homo 1 . . . 349 321/349 (91%) 0.0sapiens, 349 aa. [WO9957248-A1, 1 . . . 349 335/349 (95%) 11 NOV. 1999]AAY70737 Human Wnt-7a protein - Homo 1 . . . 349 321/349 (91%) 0.0sapiens, 349 aa. [WO200021555-A1, 1 . . . 349 335/349 (95%) 20 APR.2000] AAB19789 Human Wnt-7a protein involved in 1 . . . 349 321/349(91%) 0.0 kidney tubulogenesis - Homo sapiens, 1 . . . 349 335/349 (95%)349 aa. [WO200061630-A1, 19 OCT. 2000] AAE34043 WNT-7A protein -Unidentified, 349 1 . . . 349 317/349 (90%) 0.0 aa. [WO200290992-A2, 1 .. . 349 333/349 (94%) 14 NOV. 2002]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV5a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table5E. TABLE 5E Public BLASTP Results for NOV5a NOV5a Identities/ ProteinResidues/ Similarities for Accession Match the Matched Expect NumberProtein/Organism/Length Residues Portion Value O00755 Wnt-7a proteinprecursor - Homo 1 . . . 349 321/349 (91%) 0.0 sapiens (Human), 349 aa.1 . . . 349 335/349 (95%) Q96H90 Hypothetical protein - Homo sapiens 1 .. . 349 317/349 (90%) 0.0 (Human), 349 aa. 1 . . . 349 333/349 (94%)AAH49093 Hypothetical protein - Mus 1 . . . 349 315/349 (90%) 0.0musculus (Mouse), 433 aa 85 . . . 433  332/349 (94%) (fragment). Q9DBY3Wingless-related MMTV integration 1 . . . 349 315/349 (90%) 0.0 site7A - Mus musculus (Mouse), 1 . . . 349 332/349 (94%) 349 aa. P24383Wnt-7a protein precursor - Mus 1 . . . 349 313/349 (89%) 0.0 musculus(Mouse), 349 aa. 1 . . . 349 330/349 (93%)

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV5a protein contains the domains shownin the Table 5F. TABLE 5F Domain Analysis of NOV5a Identities/ PfamSimilarities Expect Domain NOV5a Match Region for the Matched RegionValue wnt 37 . . . 349 180/352 (51%) 3.2e−212 298/352 (85%)

Example 6

The NOV6 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 6A. TABLE 6A NOV6 Sequence Analysis NOV6a,CG50709-03 SEQ ID NO: 57 993 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop:end of sequenceCTGACCGGGCGGGAAGTCCTGACGCCCTTCCCAGGATTGGGCACTGCGGCAGCCCCGGCACAGGGCGGGGCCCACCTGAAGCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCGGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTGTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGACGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTGGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTGTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTGGAGAGCCGACAGGCCTGGCAATGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAAGTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGCAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATGGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTGAAACTGCGCTATGACTCGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCCTGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACCTGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGGCCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCTATGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTGCAGTGGTGCTGCTACGTGGAGTGCCAGCAATGTGTGCAGGAGGAGCTTGTGTACACCTGCAAGCAC NOV6a, CG50709-03 ProteinSequence SEQ ID NO: 58 331 aa MW at 36432.2kDLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAPAQGGAHLKQCDLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKETAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCKH NOV6b, 282997951 SEQ ID NO: 59928 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 2 ORF Stop: end of sequenceCACCGGATCCCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCGGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTGTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGACGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTGGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTGTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTGGAGAGCCGGCAGGCCTGGCAGTGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAAGTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGCAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATGGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTGAAACTGCGCTATGACTCGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCCTGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACCTGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGGCCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCTATGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTGCAGTGGTGCTGCTACGTGGAGTGCCAGCAATGTGTGCAGGAGGAGCTTGTGTACACCTGCAAGCTCGAGGGC NOV6b, 282997951Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 60 309 aa MW at 34226.6kDTGSQCDLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKETAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCKLEG NOV6c, CG50709-05 SEQ ID NO: 61 1464 bp DNA SequenceORF Start: ATG at 38 ORF Stop: TAG at 1109GCGAGGAGATGCTAGAGGGCGCAGCGCCGCCAGCACCATGCGCCCCCCGCCCGCGCTGGCCCTGGCCGGGCTCTGCCTGCTGGCGCTGCCCGCCGCCGCCGCCTCCTACTTCGGCCTGACCGGGCGGGAAGTCCTGACGCCCTTCCCAGGATTGGGCACTGCGGCAGCCCCGGCACAGGGCGGGGCCCACCTGAAGCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCGGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTGTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGACGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTGGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTGTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTGGAGAGCCGGCAGGCCTGGCAGTGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAAGTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGGAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATGGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTGAAACTGCGCTATGACTCGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCCTGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACCTGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGGCCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCTATGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTGCAGTGGTGCTGCTACGTGGAGTGCCAGCAATGTGTGCAGGAGGAGCTTGTGTACACCTGCAAGCACTAGGCCTACTGCCCAGCAAGCCAGTCTGGCACTGCCAGGACCTCCTGTGGCACCCTTCAAGCTGCCCAGCCGGCCCTCTGGGCAGACTGTCATCACATGCATGCATAAACCGGCATGTGTGCCAATGCACACGAGTGTGCCACTCACCACCATTCCTTGGCCAGCCTTTTGCCTCCCTCGATACTCAACAAAGAGAAGCAAAGCCTCCTCCCTTAACCCAAGCATCCCCAACCTTGTTGAGGACTTGGAGAGGAGGGCAGAGTGAGAAAGACATGGAGGGAAATAAGGGAGACCAAGAGCACAGCAGGACTGAAATTTTGGACGGGAGAGAGGGGCTATTCCATCTTGCTTCCTGG NOV6c, CG50709-05 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 62 357 aa MW at38970.2kD65MRPPPALALAGLCLLALPAAAASYFGLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCDLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKETAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCKH NOV6d,277582109 SEQ ID NO: 63 1093 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 2 ORF Stop:end of sequenceCACCGGATCCACCATGCGCCCCCCGCCCGCGCTGGCCCTGGCCGGGCTCTGCCTGCTGGCGCTGCCCGCCGCCGCCGCCTCCTACTTCGGCCTGACCGGGCGGGAAGTCCTGACGCCCTTCCCAGGATTGGGCACTGCGGCAGCCCCGGCACAGGGCGGGGCCCACCTGAAGCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCGGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTGTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGACGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTCGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTGTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTGGAGAGCCGGCAGGCCTGGCAGTGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAAGTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGGAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATGGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTGAAACTGCGCTATGACTCGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCCTGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACCTGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGGCCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCTATGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTGCAGTGGTGCTGCTACGTGGAGTGCCAGCAATGTGTGCAGGAGGAGCTTGTGTACACCTGCAAGCACCTCGAGGGCNOV6d, 277582109 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 64 364 aa MW at 39615.9kDTGSTMRPPPALALAGLCLLALPAAAASYFGLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCDLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKETAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCKHLEGNOV6e, 277582117 SEQ ID NO: 65 1024 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 2 ORFStop: end of sequenceAACCGGATCCTCCTACTTCGGCCTGACCGGGCGGGAAGTCCTGACGCCCTTCCCAGGATTGGGCACTGCGGCAGCCCCGGCACAGGGCGGGGCCCACCTGAAGCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCGGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTGTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGACGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTGGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTGTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTCGAGAGCCGGCAGGCCTGGCAGTGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAAGTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGGAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATCGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTGAAACTGCGCTATGACTCGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCCTGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACCTGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGGCCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCTATGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTGCAGTGGTGCTGCTACGTGGAGTGCCAGCAATGTGTGCAGGAGGAGCTTGTGTACACCTGCAAGCACCTCGAGGGC NOV6e, 277582117 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 66 341 aa MW at37431.2kDTGSSYFGLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCDLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKETAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSCSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCKHLEG NOV6f, CG50709-01 SEQID NO: 67 1021 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 3 ORF Stop: TAG at 996TCCTGACCGGGCGGGAAGTCCTGACGCCCTTCCCAGGATTGGGCACTGCGGCAGCCCCGGCACAGGGCGGGGCCCACCTGAAGCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCCGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTGTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGATGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTGGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTGTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTGGAGAGCCGGCAGGCCTGGCAGTGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAACTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGGAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATGGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTCAAACTGCGCTATGACTCGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCCTGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACCTGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGGCCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCTATGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTGCAGTGGTGCTGCTACGTGGAGTGCCAGCAATGTGTGCAGGAGGAGCTTGTGTACACCTGCAAGCACTAGGCCTACTGCCCAGCAAGCCAGTC NOV6f, CG50709-01 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 68331 aa MW at 36462.3kDLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCDLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRMGLLKRGFKETAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCKH NOV6g, CG50709-02 SEQ ID NO: 69933 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 274 ORF Stop: TAG at 928GGGGCCCACCTGAAGCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCGGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTGTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGACGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTGGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTGTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTGGAGAGCCGGCAGGCCTGGCAGTGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAAGTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGGAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATGGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTGAAACTGCGCTATGACTCGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCCTGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACCTGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGGCCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCTATGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTGCAGTGGTGCTGCTACGTGGAGTGCCAGCAATGTGTGCAGGAGGAGCTGGTGTACACCTGCAAGCACTAG GCC NOV6g,CG50709-02 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 70 218 aa MW at 24076.1kDMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCKHNOV6h, CG50709-04 SEQ ID NO: 71 849 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORFStop: end of sequenceAAGCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCGGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTCTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGATGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTGGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTGTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTGGAGAGCCGGCAGGCCTGGCAGTGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAAGTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGGAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATGGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTGAAACTGCGCTATGACTCGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCCTGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACCTGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGGCCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCTATGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTG NOV6h, CG50709-04 ProteinSequence SEQ ID NO: 72 283 aa MW at 31272.4kDKQCDLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRMGLLKRGFKETAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQV NOV6i,CG50709-06 SEQ ID NO: 73 1093 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 14 ORFStop: end of sequence CACCGGATCCACCATGCGCCCCCCGCCCGCGCTGGCCCTGGCCGGGCTCTGCCTGCTGGCGCTGCCCGCCGCCGCCGCCTCCTACTTCGGCCTGACCGGGCGGGAAGTCCTGACGCCCTTCCCAGGATTGGGCACTGCGGCAGCCCCGGCACAGGGCGGGGCCCACCTGAAGCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCGGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTGTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGACGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTGGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTGTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTGGAGAGCCGGCAGGCCTGGCAGTGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAAGTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGGAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATGGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTGAAACTGCGCTATGACTCGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCCTGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACCTGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGGCCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCTATGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTGCAGTGGTGCTGCTACGTGGAGTGCCAGCAATGTGTGCAGGAGGAGCTTGTGTACACCTGCAAGCACCTCGAGGGCNOV6i, CG50709-06 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 74 360 aa MW at 39269.6kDMRPPPALALAGLCLLALPAAAASYFGLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCDLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKETAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCKHLEGNOV6j, CG50709-07 SEQ ID NO: 75 1024 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 2 ORFStop: end of sequenceAACCGGATCCTCCTACTTCGGCCTGACCGGGCGGGAAGTCCTGACGCCCTTCCCAGGATTGGGCACTGCGGCAGCCCCGGCACAGGGCGGGGCCCACCTGAAGCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCGGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTGTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGACGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTGGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTGTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTGGAGAGCCGGCAGGCCTGGCAGTGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAAGTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGGAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATGGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTGAAACTGCGCTATGACTCGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCCTGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACCTGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGGCCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCTATGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTGCAGTGGTGCTGCTACGTGGAGTGCCAGCAATGTGTGCAGGAGGAGCTTGTGTACACCTGCAAGCACCTCGAGGGC NOV6j, CG50709-07 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 76 341 aa MW at37431.2kDTGSSYFGLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCDLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKETAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCKHLEG SEQ ID NO: 77 993 bpNOV6k, SNP13381605 of ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceCG50709-03, DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 653 SNP Change: C to TCTGACCGGGCGGGAAGTCCTGACGCCCTTCCCAGGATTGGGCACTGCGGCAGCCCCGGCACAGGGCGGGGCCCACCTGAAGCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCGGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTGTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGACGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTGGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTGTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTGGAGAGCCGACAGGCCTGGCAATGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAAGTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGGAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATGGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTGAAACTGCGCTATGACT TGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCCTGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACCTGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGGCCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCTATGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTGCAGTGGTGCTGCTACGTGGAGTGCCAGCAATGTGTGCAGGAGGAGCTTGTGTACACCTGCAAGCAC NOV6k, SNP13381605 of SEQID NO: 78 MW at 36458.3kD CG50709-03, Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 218 331aa SNP Change: Ser to LeuLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCDLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKETAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDL AVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCKH SEQ ID NO: 79 993 bp NOV6l,SNP13381606 of ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequence CG50709-03, DNASequence SNP Pos: 743 SNP Change: T to CCTGACCGGGCGGGAAGTCCTGACGCCCTTCCCAGGATTGGGCACTGCGGCAGCCCCGGCACAGGGCGGGGCCCACCTGAAGCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCGGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTGTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGACGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTGGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTGTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTGGAGAGCCGACAGGCCTGGCAATGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAAGTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGGAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATGGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTGAAACTGCGCTATGACTCGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCC CGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACCTGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGGCCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCTATGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTGCAGTGGTGCTGCTACGTGGAGTGCCAGCAATGTGTGCAGGAGGAGCTTGTGTACACCTGCAAGCAC NOV6l, SNP13381606 of SEQID NO: 80 MW at 36416.2kD CG50709-03, Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 248 331aa ISNP Change: Leu to ProLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCDLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKETAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKG PAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCKH SEQ ID NO: 81 993 bp NOV6m,SNP13378337 of ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequence CG50709-03, DNASequence SNP Pos: 764 SNP Change: T to CCTGACCGGGCGGGAAGTCCTGACGCCCTTCCCAGGATTGGGCACTGCGGCAGCCCCGGCACAGGGCGGGGCCCACCTGAAGCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCGGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTGTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGACGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTGGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTCTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTGGAGAGCCGACAGGCCTGGCAATGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAAGTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGGAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATGGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTGAAACTGCGCTATGACTCGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCCTGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACC CGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGGCCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCTATGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTGCAGTGGTGCTGCTACGTGGAGTGCCAGCAATGTGTGCAGGAGGAGCTTGTGTACACCTGCAAGCAC NOV6m, SNP13378337 of SEQID NO: 82 MW at 36416.2kD CG50709-03, Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 255 331aa SNP Change: Leu to ProLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCDLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKETAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGD PVYMEDSPSFCRPSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCKH SEQ ID NO: 83 993 bp NOV6n,SNP13381607 of ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequence CG50709-03, DNASequence SNP Pos: 799 SNP Change: C to TCTGACCGGGCGGGAAGTCCTGACGCCCTTCCCAGGATTGGGCACTGCGGCAGCCCCGGCACAGGGCGGGGCCCACCTGAAGCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCGGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTGTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGACGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTGGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTGTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTGGAGAGCCGACAGGCCTGGCAATGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAAGTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGGAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATGGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTGAAACTGCGCTATGACTCGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCCTGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACCTGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGG TCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCTATGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTGCAGTGGTGCTGCTACGTGGAGTGCCAGCAATGTGTGCAGGAGGAGCTTGTGTACACCTGCAAGCAC NOV6n, SNP13381607 of SEQID NO: 84 MW at 36422.2kD CG50709-03, Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 267 331aa SNP Change: Pro to SerLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCDLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKETAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCR SSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGR GYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCKH SEQ IDNO: 85 993 bp NOV6o, SNP13378336 of ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end ofsequence CG50709-03, DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 881 SNP Change: A to GCTGACCGGGCCGGAAGTCCTGACGCCCTTCCCAGGATTGGGCACTGCGGCAGCCCCGGCACAGGGCGGGGCCCACCTGAAGCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCGGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTGTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGACGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTGGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTGTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTGGAGAGCCGACAGGCCTGGCAATGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAAGTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGGAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATGGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTGAAACTGCGCTATGACTCGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCCTGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACCTGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGGCCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCT GTGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTGCAGTGGTGCTGCTACGTGCAGTGCCAGCAATGTGTGCAGGAGGAGCTTGTGTACACCTGCAAGCAC NOV6o, SNP13378336 of SEQID NO: 86 MW at 36372.2kD CG50709-03, Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 294 331aa SNP Change: Tyr to CysLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCDLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKETAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGCDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCKH SEQ ID NO: 87 993 bp NOV6p,SNP13378335 of ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequence CG50709-03, DNASequence SNP Pos: 977 SNP Change: T to CCTGACCGGGCGGGAAGTCCTGACGCCCTTCCCAGGATTGGGCACTGCGGCAGCCCCGGCACAGGGCGGGGCCCACCTGAAGCAGTGTGACCTGCTGAAGCTGTCCCGGCGGCAGAAGCAGCTCTGCCGGAGGGAGCCCGGCCTGGCTGAGACCCTGAGGGATGCTGCGCACCTCGGCCTGCTTGAGTGCCAGTTTCAGTTCCGGCATGAGCGCTGGAACTGTAGCCTGGAGGGCAGGACGGGCCTGCTCAAGAGAGGCTTCAAAGAGACAGCTTTCCTGTACGCGGTGTCCTCTGCCGCCCTCACCCACACCCTGGCCCGGGCCTGCAGCGCTGGGCGCATGGAGCGCTGCACCTGTGATGACTCTCCGGGGCTGGAGAGCCGACAGGCCTGGCAATGGGGCGTGTGCGGTGACAACCTCAAGTACAGCACCAAGTTTCTGAGCAACTTCCTGGGGTCCAAGAGAGGAAACAAGGACCTGCGGGCACGGGCAGACGCCCACAATACCCACGTGGGCATCAAGGCTGTGAAGAGTGGCCTCAGGACCACGTGTAAGTGCCATGGCGTATCAGGCTCCTGTGCCGTGCGCACCTGCTGGAAGCAGCTCTCCCCGTTCCGTGAGACGGGCCAGGTGCTGAAACTGCGCTATGACTCGGCTGTCAAGGTGTCCAGTGCCACCAATGAGGCCTTGGGCCGCCTAGAGCTGTGGGCCCCTGCCAGGCAGGGCAGCCTCACCAAAGGCCTGGCCCCAAGGTCTGGGGACCTGGTGTACATGGAGGACTCACCCAGCTTCTGCCGGCCCAGCAAGTACTCACCTGGCACAGCAGGTAGGGTGTGCTCCCGGGAGGCCAGCTGCAGCAGCCTGTGCTGCGGGCGGGGCTATGACACCCAGAGCCGCCTGGTGGCCTTCTCCTGCCACTGCCAGGTGCAGTGGTGCTGCTACGTGGACTGCCAGCAATGTGTGCAGGAGGAGCTTG C GTACACCTGCAAGCAC NOV6p, SNP13378335 of SEQID NO: 88 MW at 36404.1kD CG50709-03, Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 326 331aa SNP Change: Val to AlaLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCDLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKETAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNFLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKYSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEEL A YTCKH

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 6B. TABLE 6B Comparison ofthe NOV6 protein sequences. NOV6a------------------------------LTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCD NOV6b------------------------------------------------------TGSQCD NOV6c----MRPPPALALAGLCLLALPAAAASYFGLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCD NOV6dTGSTMRPPPALALAGLCLLALPAAAASYFGLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCD NOV6e-----------------------TGSSYFGLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCD NOV6f------------------------------LTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCD NOV6g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV6h--------------------------------------------------------KQCD NOV6i----MRPPPALALAGLCLLALPAAAASYFGLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCD NOV6j-----------------------TGSSYFGLTGREVLTPFPGLGTAAAPAQGGAHLKQCD NOV6aLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKET NOV6bLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKET NOV6cLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKET NOV6dLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKET NOV6eLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKET NOV6fLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRMGLLKRGFKET NOV6g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV6hLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRMGLLKRGFKET NOV6iLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKET NOV6jLLKLSRRQKQLCRREPGLAETLRDAAHLGLLECQFQFRHERWNCSLEGRTGLLKRGFKET NOV6aAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNF NOV6bAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNF NOV6cAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNF NOV6dAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNF NOV6eAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNF NOV6fAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNF NOV6g-----------------------MERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNF NOV6hAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNF NOV6iAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNF NOV6jAFLYAVSSAALTHTLARACSAGRMERCTCDDSPGLESRQAWQWGVCGDNLKYSTKFLSNF NOV6aLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQ NOV6bLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQ NOV6cLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQ NOV6dLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQ NOV6eLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQ NOV6fLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQ NOV6gLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQ NOV6hLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQ NOV6iLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQ NOV6jLGSKRGNKDLRARADAHNTHVGIKAVKSGLRTTCKCHGVSGSCAVRTCWKQLSPFRETGQ NOV6aVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKY NOV6bVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKY NOV6cVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKY NOV6dVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKY NOV6eVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKY NOV6fVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKY NOV6gVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKY NOV6hVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKY NOV6iVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKY NOV6jVLKLRYDSAVKVSSATNEALGRLELWAPARQGSLTKGLAPRSGDLVYMEDSPSFCRPSKY NOV6aSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCK NOV6bSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCK NOV6cSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCK NOV6dSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCK NOV6eSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCK NOV6fSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCCRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCK NOV6gSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCK NOV6hSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQV--------------------- NOV6iSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCK NOV6jSPGTAGRVCSREASCSSLCCGRGYDTQSRLVAFSCHCQVQWCCYVECQQCVQEELVYTCK NOV6a H---NOV6b LEG- NOV6c H--- NOV6d HLEG NOV6e HLEG NOV6f H--- NOV6g H--- NOV6h---- NOV6i HLEG NOV6j HLEG NOV6a (SEQ ID NO: 58) NOV6b (SEQ ID NO: 60)NOV6c (SEQ ID NO: 62) NOV6d (SEQ ID NO: 64) NOV6e (SEQ ID NO: 66) NOV6f(SEQ ID NO: 68) NOV6g (SEQ ID NO: 70) NOV6h (SEQ ID NO: 72) NOV6i (SEQID NO: 74) NOV6j (SEQ ID NO: 76)

Further analysis of the NOV6a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 6C. TABLE 6C Protein Sequence Properties NOV6a SignalP NoKnown Signal Sequence Predicted analysis: PSORT II PSG: a new signalpeptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 5; pos. chg 1; neg.chg 1 H-region: length 21; peak value 7.18 PSG score: 2.78 GvH: vonHeijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold: −2.1):−5.38 possible cleavage site: between 22 and 23 >>> Seems to have noN-terminal signal peptide ALOM: Klein et al's method for TM regionallocation Init position for calculation: 1 Tentative number of TMS(s)for the threshold 0.5: 0 number of TMS(s) . . . fixed PERIPHERALLikelihood = 4.08 (at 90) ALOM score: 4.08 (number of TMSs: 0) MTOP:Prediction of membrane topology (Hartmann et al.) Center position forcalculation: 6 Charge difference: 3.5 C(4.5)-N(1.0) C > N: C-terminalside will be inside >>>Caution: Inconsistent mtop result with signalpeptide MITDISC: discrimination of mitochondrial targeting seq Rcontent: 1 Hyd Moment(75): 11.91 Hyd Moment(95):  8.21 G content:  5 D/Econtent:  2 S/T content:  3 Score: −6.56 Gavel: prediction of cleavagesites for mitochondrial preseq R-2 motif at 53 CRR|EP NUCDISC:discrimination of nuclear localization signals pat4: none pat7: nonebipartite: none content of basic residues: 14.2% NLS Score: −0.47 KDEL:ER retention motif in the C-terminus: none ER Membrane RetentionSignals: XXRR-like motif in the N-terminus: TGRE KKXX-like motif in theC-terminus: YTCK SKL: peroxisomal targeting signal in the C-terminus:none PTS2: 2nd peroxisomal targeting signal: found KLSRRQKQL at 33 VAC:possible vacuolar targeting motif: none RNA-binding motif: noneActinin-type actin-binding motif: type 1: none type 2: none NMYR:N-myristoylation pattern: none Prenylation motif: none memYQRL:transport motif from cell surface to Golgi: none Tyrosines in the tail:none Dileucine motif in the tail: none checking 63 PROSITE DNA bindingmotifs: none checking 71 PROSITE ribosomal protein motifs: none checking33 PROSITE prokaryotic DNA binding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's methodfor Cytoplasmic/Nuclear discrimination Prediction: nuclear Reliability:76.7 COIL: Lupas's algorithm to detect coiled-coil regions total: 0residues Final Results (k = {fraction (9/23)}): 78.3%: nuclear 13.0%:mitochondrial  8.7%: cytoplasmic >> prediction for CG50709-03 is nuc (k= 23)

A search of the NOV6a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table6D. TABLE 6D Geneseq Results for NOV6a NOV6a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent #, Match theMatched Expect Identifier Date] Residues Region Value AAE17306 HumanWNT15 protein, 1 . . . 331 330/331 (99%) 0.0 sbg389686WNT15a #2 - Homo31 . . . 361  330/331 (99%) sapiens, 361 aa. [WO200198342-A1, 27 DEC.2001] AAE17305 Human WNT15 protein, 1 . . . 331 330/331 (99%) 0.0sbg389686WNT15a #1 - Homo 17 . . . 347  330/331 (99%) sapiens, 704 aa.[WO200198342-A1, 27 DEC. 2001] ABB77769 Amino acid sequence of human Wnt1 . . . 331 330/331 (99%) 0.0 (Zwnt5) polypeptide variant - Homo 4 . . .334 330/331 (99%) sapiens, 334 aa. [WO200231148-A2, 18 APR. 2002]ABB77768 Amino acid sequence of human Wnt 1 . . . 331 330/331 (99%) 0.0(Zwnt5) polypeptide - Homo sapiens, 31 . . . 361  330/331 (99%) 361 aa.[WO200231148-A2, 18 APR. 2002] ABB83080 Wnt family related protein 2 -Homo 1 . . . 331 330/331 (99%) 0.0 sapiens, 363 aa. [WO200250278-A2, 33. . . 363  330/331 (99%) 27 JUN. 2002]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV6a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table6E. TABLE 6E Public BLASTP Results for NOV6a NOV6a Protein Residues/Identities/ Accession Match Similarities for the Expect NumberProtein/Organism/Length Residues Matched Portion Value O14905 Wnt-9bprotein precursor (Wnt-15) 1 . . . 331 331/331 (100%) 0.0 (Wnt-14b) -Homo sapiens (Human), 27 . . . 357  331/331 (100%) 357 aa. Q8C718WNT14B - Mus musculus (Mouse), 1 . . . 330 310/330 (93%) 0.0 359 aa. 29. . . 358  319/330 (95%) O35468 Wnt-9b protein precursor (Wnt-15) 1 . .. 330 310/330 (93%) 0.0 (Wnt-14b) - Mus musculus (Mouse), 29 . . . 358 319/330 (95%) 359 aa. O14904 Wnt-9a protein precursor (Wnt-14) - 1 . . .330 209/335 (62%) e−124 Homo sapiens (Human), 365 aa. 33 . . . 364 255/335 (75%) Q8R5M2 Wnt-9a protein precursor (Wnt-14) - 1 . . . 330208/335 (62%) e−123 Mus musculus (Mouse), 365 aa. 33 . . . 364  255/335(76%)

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV6a protein contains the domains shownin the Table 6F. TABLE 6F Domain Analysis of NOV6a Identities/ PfamSimilarities Expect Domain NOV6a Match Region for the Matched RegionValue wnt 28 . . . 330 132/354 (37%) 2.1e−104 234/354 (66%)

Example 7

The NOV7 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 7A. TABLE 7A NOV7 Sequence Analysis NOV7a,CG53054-02 SEQ ID NO: 89 1128 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 31 ORFStop: TGA at 1102 TCCCGGCCCTCCGCGCCCTCTCGCGCGGCGATGGCCCCACTCGGATACTTCTTACTCCTCTGCAGCCTGAAGCAGGCTCTGGGCAGCTACCCGATCTGGTGGCTGACGGGCAGCGAGCCCCTGACCATCCTCCCGCTGACCCTGGAGCCAGAGGCGGCTGCCCAGGCGCACTACAAGGCCTGCGACCGGCTGAAGCTGGAGCGGAAGCAGCGGCGCATGTGCCGCCGGGACCCGGGCGTGGCAGAGACGCTGGTGGAGGCCGTGAGCATGAGTGCGCTCGAGTGCCAGTTCCAGTTCCGCTTTGAGCGCTGGAACTGCACGCTGGAGGGCCGCTACCGGGCCAGCCTGCTCAAGCGAGGTTTCAAGGAGACTGCCTTCCTCTATGCCATCTCCTCGGCTGGCCTGACGCACGCACTGGCCAAGGCGTGCAGCGCGGGCCGCATGGAGCGCTGTACCTGCGATGAGGCACCCGACCTGGAGAACCGTGAGGCCTGGCAGTGGGGGGGCTGCGGAGACAACCTTAAGTACAGCAGCAAGTTCGTCAAGGAATTCCTGGGCAGACGGTCAAGCAAGGATCTGCGAGCCCGTGTGGACTTCCACAACAACCTCGTGGGTGTGAAGGTGATCAAGGCTGGGGTGGAGACCACCTGCAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCAGGCTCATGCACGGTGCGGACCTGCTGGCGGCAGTTGGCGCCTTTCCATGAGGTGGGCAAGCATCTGAAGCACAAGTATGAGACGGCACTCAAGGTGGGCAGCACCACCAATGAAGCTGCCGGCGAGGCAGGTGCCATCTCCCCACCACGGGGCCGTGCCTCGGGGGCAGGTGGCAGCGACCCGCTGCCCCGCACTCCAGAGCTGGTGCACCTGGATGACTCGCCTAGCTTCTGCCTGGCTGGCCGCTTCTCCCCGGGCACCGCTGGCCGTAGGTGCCACCGTGAGAAGAACTGCGAGAGCATCTGCTGTGGCCGCGGCCATAACACACAGAGCCGGGTGGTGACAAGGCCCTGCCAGTGCCAGGTGCGTTGGTGCTGCTATGTGGAGTGCAGGCAGTGCACGCAGCGTGAGGAGGTCTACACCTGCAAGGGCTGA GTTCCCAGGCCCTGCCAGCCCTGC NOV7a, CG53054-02 Protein SequenceSEQ ID NO: 90 357 aa MW at 39756.1kDMAPLGYFLLLCSLKQALGSYPIWWLTGSEPLTILPLTLEPEAAAQAHYKACDRLKLERKQRRMCRRDPGVAETLVEAVSMSALECQFQFRFERWNCTLEGRYRASLLKRGFKETAFLYAISSAGLTHALAKACSAGRMERCTCDEAPDLENREAWQWGGCGDNLKYSSKFVKEFLGRRSSKDLRARVDFHNNLVGVKVIKAGVETTCKCHGVSGSCTVRTCWRQLAPFHEVGKHLKHKYETALKVGSTTNEAAGEAGAISPPRGRASGAGGSDPLPRTPELVHLDDSPSFCLAGRFSPGTAGRRCHREKNCESICCGRGHNTQSRVVTRPCQCQVRWCCYVECRQCTQREEVYTCKG NOV7b,170251039 SEQ ID NO: 91 1029 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop:end of sequenceGGATCCAGCTACCCGATCTGGTGGCTGACGGGCAGCGAGCCCCTGACCATCCTCCCGCTGACCCTGGAGCCAGAGGCGGGCGCCCAGGCGCACTACAAGGCCTGCGACCGGCTGAAGCTGGAGCGGAAGCAGCGGCGCATGTGCCGCCGGGACCCGGGCGTGGTAGAGACGCTGGTGGAGGCCGTGAGCATGAGTGCGCTCGAGTGCCAGTTCCAGTTCCGCTTTGAGCGCTGGAACTGCACGCTGGAGGGCCGCTACCGGGCCAGCCTGCTCAAGCGAGGCTTCAAGGAGACTGCCTTCCTCTATGCCATCTCCTCGGCTGGCCTGACGCACGCACTGGCCAAGGCGTGCAGCGCGGGCCGCATGGAGCGCTGTACCTGCGATGAGGCACCCGACCTGGAGAACCGTGAGGCCTGGCAGTGGGGGGGCTGCGGAGACAACCTTAAGTACAGCAGCAAGTTCGTCAAGGAATTCCTGGGCAGACGGTCAAGCAAGCATCTGCGAGCCCGTGTGCACTTCCACAACAACCTCGTGGGTGTGAAGGTGATCAAGGCTGGGGTGGAGACCACCTGCAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCAGGCTCATGCACGGTGCGGACCTGCTGGCGGCAGTTGGCGCCTTTCCATGAGGTGGGCAAGCATCTGAAGCACAAGTATGAGACGGCACTCAAGGTGGGCAGCACCACCAATGAAGCTGCCGGCGAGGCAGGTGCCATCTCCCCACCACGGGGCCGTGCCTCGGGGGCAGGTGGCAGCGACCCGCTGCCCCGCACTCCAGAGCTGGTGCACCTGGATGACTCGCCTAGCTTCTGCCTGGCTGGCCGCTTCTCCCCGGGCACCGCTGGCCGTAGGTGCCACCGTGAGAAGAACTGCGAGAGCATCTGCTGTGGCCGCGGCCATAACACACAGAGCCGGGTGGTGACAAGGCCCTGCCAGTGCCAGGTGCGTTGGTGCTGCTATGTGGAGTGCAGGCAGTGCACGCAGCGTGAGGAGGTCTACACCTGCAAGGGCGTCGAC NOV7b, 170251039 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 92 343 aa MW at38208.1kDGSSYPIWWLTGSEPLTILPLTLEPEAGAQAHYKACDRLKLERKQRRMCRRDPGVVETLVEAVSMSALECQFQFRFERWNCTLEGRYRASLLKRGFKETAFLYAISSAGLTHALAKACSAGRMERCTCDEAPDLENREAWQWGGCGDNLKYSSKFVKEFLGRRSSKDLRARVDFHNNLVGVKVIKAGVETTCKCHGVSGSCTVRTCWRQLAPFHEVGKHLKHKYETALKVGSTTNEAAGEAGAISPPRGRASGAGGSDPLPRTPELVHLDDSPSFCLAGRFSPGTAGRRCHREKNCESICCGRGHNTQSRVVTRPCQCQVRWCCYVECRQCTQREEVYTCKGVD NOV7c, 170251076 SEQID NO: 93 1029 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceGGATCCAGCTACCCGATCTGGTGGCTGACGGGCAGCGACCCCCTGACCATCCTCCCGCTGACCCTGGAGCCAGAGGCGGCCGCCCAGGCGCACTACAAGGCCTGCGACCGGCTGAAGCTGGAGCGGAAGCAGCGGCGCATGTGCCGCCCGGACCCGGGCGTGGCAGAGACGCTGGTGGAGGCCGTGAGCATGAGTGCGCTCGAGTGCCAGTTCCAGTTCCGCTTTGAGCGCTGGAACTGCACGCTGGAGGGCCGCTACCGGGCCAGCCTGCTCAAGCGAGGCTTCAAGGAGACTGCCTTCCTCTATGCCATCTCCTCGGCTGGCCTGACGCACGCACTGGCCAAGGCGTGCAGCGCGGGCCGCATGGAGCGCTGTACCTGCGATGAGGCACCCGACCTGGAGAACCGTGAGGCCTGGCAGTGGGGGGGCTGCGGAGACAACCTTAAGTACAGCAGCAAGTTCGTCAAGGAATTCCTGGGCAGACGGTCAAGCAAGGATCTGCGAGCCCGTGTGGACTTCCACAACAACCTCGTGGGTGTGAAGGTGATCAAGGCTGGGGTGGAGACCACCTGCAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCAGGCTCATGCACGGTGCGGACCTGCTGGCGGCAGTTGGCGCCTTTCCATGAGGTGGGCAAGCATCTGAAGCACAAGTATGAGACGGCACTCAAGGTGGGCAGCACCACCAATGAAGCTGCCGGCGAGGCAGGTGCCATCTCCCCACCACGGGGCCGTGCCTCGGGGGCAGGTGGCAGCGACCCGCTGCCCCGCACTCCAGAGCTGGTGCACCTGGATGACTCGCCTAGCTTCTGCCTGGCTGGCCGCTTCTCCCCGGGCACCGCTGGCCGTAGGTGCCACCGTGAGAAGAACTGCGAGAGCATCTGCTGTGGCCGCGGCCATAACACACAGAGCCGGGTGGTGACAAGGCCCTGCCAGTGCCAGGTGCGTTGGTGCTGCTATGTGGAGTGCAGGCAGTGCACGCAGCGTGAGGAGGTCTACACCTGCAAGGGCGTCGAC NOV7c, 170251076 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 94 343 aa MW at38194.1kDGSSYPIWWLTGSEPLTILPLTLEPEAAAQAHYKACDRLKLERKQRRMCRRDPGVAETLVEAVSMSALECQFQFRFERWNCTLEGRYRASLLKRGFKETAFLYAISSAGLTHALAKACSAGRMERCTCDEAPDLENREAWQWGGCGDNLKYSSKFVKEFLGRRSSKDLRARVDFHNNLVGVKVIKAGVETTCKCHGVSGSCTVRTCWRQLAPFHEVGKHLKHKYETALKVGSTTNEAAGEAGAISPPRGRASGAGGSDPLPRTPELVHLDDSPSFCLAGRFSPGTAGRRCHREKNCESICCGRGHNTQSRVVTRPCQCQVRWCCYVECRQCTQREEVYTCKGVD NOV7d, CG53054-01SEQ ID NO: 95 1085 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 13 ORF Stop: TGA at1078 TAGTGAGCCGAGATGGCACTACTATATTCCAGCTTGGGTGTGGTTGTGTGCACCTGTAGTCCTAGTTACTTTGGACTGACGGGCAGCGAGCCCCTGACCATCCTCCCGCTGACCCTGGAGCCAGAGGCGGCTGCCCAGGCGCACTACAAGGCCTGCGACCGGCTGAAGCTGGAGCGGAAGCAGCGGCGCATGTGCCGCCGGGACCCGGGCGTGGCAGAGACGCTGGTGGAGGCCGTGAGCATGAGTGCGCTCGAGTGCCAGTTCCAGTTCCGCTTTGAGCGCTGGAACTGCACGCTGGAGGGCCGCTACCGGGCCAGCCTGCTCAAGCGAGGTTTCAAGGAGACTGCCTTCCTCTATGCCATCTCCTCGGCTGGCCTGACGCACGCACTGGCCAAGGCGTGCAGCGCGGGCCGCATGGAGCGCTGTACCTGCGATGAGGCACCCGACCTGGAGAACCGTGAGGGCTGGAAGTGGGGTGGCTGTAGCGAGGACATCGAGTTTGGTGGGATGGTGTCTCGGGAGTTCGCCGACGCCCGGGAGAACCGGCCAGATGCCCGCTCAGCCATGAACCGCCACAACAACGAGGCTGGGCGCCAGGTGATCAAGGCTGGGGTGGAGACCACCTGCAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCAGGCTCATGCACGGTGCGGACCTGCTGGCGGCAGTTGGCGCCTTTCCATGAGGTGGGCAAGCATCTGAAGCACAAGTATGAGTCGGCACTCAAGGTGGGCAGCACCACCAATGAAGCTGCCGGCGAGGCAGGTGCCATCTCCCCACCACGGGGCCGTGCCTCGGGGGCAGGTGGCAGCGACCCGCTGCCCCGCACTCCAGAGCTGGTGCACCTGGATGACTCGCCTAGCTTCTGCCTGGCTGGCCGCTTCTCCCCGGGCACCGCTGGCCGTAGGTGCCACCGTGAGAAGAACTGCGAGAGCATCTGCTGTGGCCGCGGCCATAACACACAGAGCCGGGTGGTGACAAGGCCCTGCCAGTGCCAGGTGCGTTGGTGCTGCTATGTGGAGTGCAGGCAGTGCACGCAGCGTGAGGAGGTCTACACCTGCAAGGGCTGA GTTCC NOV7d,CG53054-01 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 96 355 aa MW at 39194.1kDMALLYSSLGVVVCTCSPSYFGLTGSEPLTILPLTLEPEAAAQAHYKACDRLKLERKQRRMCRRDPGVAETLVEAVSMSALECQFQFRFERWNCTLEGRYRASLLKRGFKETAFLYAISSAGLTHALAKACSAGRMERCTCDEAPDLENREGWKWGGCSEDIEFGGMVSREFADARENRPDARSAMNRHNNEAGRQVIKAGVETTCKCHGVSGSCTVRTCWRQLAPFHEVGKHLKHKYESALKVGSTTNEAAGEAGAISPPRGRASGAGGSDPLPRTPELVHLDDSPSFCLAGRFSPGTAGRRCHREKNCESICCGRGHNTQSRVVTRPCQCQVRWCCYVECRQCTQREEVYTCKG NOV7e,CG53054-03 SEQ ID NO: 97 1029 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 7 ORF Stop:at 1024GGATCCAGCTACCCGATCTGGTGGCTGACGGGCAGCGAGCCCCTGACCATCCTCCCGCTGACCCTGGAGCCAGAGGCGGCCGCCCAGGCGCACTACAAGGCCTGCGACCGGCTGAAGCTGGAGCGGAAGCAGCGGCGCATGTGCCGCCGGGACCCGGGCGTGGCAGAGACGCTGGTGGAGGCCGTGAGCATGAGTGCGCTCGAGTGCCAGTTCCAGTTCCGCTTTGAGCGCTGGAACTGCACGCTGGAGGGCCGCTACCGGGCCAGCCTGCTCAAGCGAGGCTTCAAGGAGACTGCCTTCCTCTATGCCATCTCCTCGGCTGGCCTGACGCACGCACTGGCCAAGGCGTGCAGCGCGGGCCGCATGGAGCGCTGTACCTGCGATGAGGCACCCGACCTGGAGAACCGTGAGGCCTGGCAGTGGGGGGGCTGCGGAGACAACCTTAAGTACAGCAGCAAGTTCGTCAAGGAATTCCTGGGCAGACGGTCAAGCAAGGATCTGCGAGCCCGTGTGGACTTCCACAACAACCTCGTGGGTGTGAAGGTGATCAAGGCTGGGGTGGAGACCACCTGCAAGTGCCACGGCGTCTCAGGCTCATGCACGGTGCGGACCTGCTGGCGGCAGTTGGCGCCTTTCCATGAGGTGGGCAAGCATCTGAAGCACAAGTATGAGACGGCACTCAAGGTGGGCAGCACCACCAATGAAGCTGCCGGCGAGGCAGGTGCCATCTCCCCACCACGGGGCCGTGCCTCGGGGGCAGGTGGCAGCGACCCGCTGCCCCGCACTCCAGAGCTGGTGCACCTGGATGACTCGCCTAGCTTCTGCCTGGCTGGCCGCTTCTCCCCGGGCACCGCTGGCCGTAGGTGCCACCGTGAGAAGAACTGCGAGAGCATCTGCTGTGGCCGCGGCCATAACACACAGAGCCGGGTGGTCACAAGGCCCTGCCAGTGCCAGGTGCGTTGGTGCTGCTATGTGGAGTGCAGGCAGTGCACGCAGCGTGAGGAGGTCTACACCTGCAAGGGCGTCGAC NOV7e, CG53054-03 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 98 339 aa MW at37835.8kDSYPIWWLTGSEPLTILPLTLEPEAAAQAHYKACDRLKLERKQRRMCRRDPGVAETLVEAVSMSALECQFQFRFERWNCTLEGRYRASLLKRGFKETAFLYAISSAGLTHALAKACSAGRMERCTCDEAPDLENREAWQWGGCGDNLKYSSKFVKEFLGRRSSKDLRARVDFHNNLVGVKVIKAGVETTCKCHGVSGSCTVRTCWRQLAPFHEVGKHLKHKYETALKVGSTTNEAAGEAGAISPPRGRASGAGGSDPLPRTPELVHLDDSPSFCLAGRFSPGTAGRRCHREKNCESICCGRGHNTQSRVVTRPCQCQVRWCCYVECRQCTQREEVYTCKG NOV7f, CG53054-04 SEQ IDNO: 99 1631 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 12 ORF Stop: TGA at 1107GGCGCGGCAAGATGCTGGATGGGTCCCCGCTGGCGCGCTGGCTGGCCGCGGCCTTCGGGCTGACGCTGCTGCTCGCCGCGCTGCGCCCTTCGGCCGCCTACTTCGGGCTGACGGGCAGCGAGCCCCTGACCATCCTCCCGCTGACCCTGGAGCCAGAGGCGGCCGCCCAGGCGCACTACAAGGCCTGCGACCGGCTGAAGCTGCAGCGGAAGCAGCGGCGCATGTGCCGCCGGGACCCGGGCGTGGCAGAGACGCTGGTGGAGGCCGTGAGCATGAGTGCGCTCGAGTGCCAGTTCCAGTTCCGCTTTGAGCGCTGGAACTGCACGCTGGAGGGCCGCTACCGGGCCAGCCTGCTCAAGCGAGGCTTCAAGGAGACTGCCTTCCTCTATGCCATCTCCTCGGCTGGCCTGACGCACGCACTGGCCAAGGCGTGCAGCGCGGGCCGCATGGAGCGCTGTACCTGCGATGAGGCACCCGACCTGGAGAACCGTGAGGCCTGGCAGTGGGGGGGCTGCGGAGACAACCTTAAGTACAGCAGCAAGTTCGTCAAGGAATTCCTGGGCAGACGGTCAACCAAGGATCTGCGAGCCCGTGTGGACTTCCACAACAACCTCGTGGGTGTGAAGGTGATCAAGGCTGGGGTGGAGACCACCTGCAAGTGCCACGGCGTGTCAGGCTCATGCACGGTGCGGACCTGCTGGCGGCAGTTGGCGCCTTTCCATGAGGTGGGCAAGCATCTGAAGCACAAGTATGAGACGGCACTCAAGGTGGGCAGCACCACCAATGAAGCTGCCGGCGAGGCAGGTGCCATCTCCCCACCACGGGGCCGTGCCTCGGGGGCAGGTGGCAGCGACCCGCTGCCCCGCACTCCAGAGCTGGTGCACCTGGATGACTCGCCTAGCTTCTGCCTGGCTGGCCGCTTCTCCCCGGGCACCGCTGGCCGTAGGTGCCACCGTGAGAAGAACTGCGAGAGCATCTGCTGTGGCCGCGGCCATAACACACAGAGCCGGGTGGTGACAAGGCCCTGCCAGTGCCAGGTGCGTTGGTGCTGCTATGTGGAGTGCAGGCAGTGCACGCAGCGTGAGGAGGTCTACACCTGCAAGGGCTGACTTCCCAGGCCCTGCCAGCCCTGCTGCACAGGCTGCAGGCATTGCACACGGTGTGAAGGGTCTACACCTGCACAGGCTGAGTTCCTGGGCTCGACCAGCCCAGCTGCGTGGGGTACAGGCATTGCACACACTGTGAATGGGTCTACACCTGCATGGGCTGAGTCCCTGGGCTCAGACCTAGCAGCGTGGGGTAGTCCCTGGGCTCAGTCCTAGCTGCATGGGGTGCAGGCATTGCACAGAGCATGAATGGGCCTACACCTGCCAAGGCTGAATCCCTGGGCCCAGCCAGCCCTGCTGCACATGGCACAGGCATTGCACACGGTGTGAGGAGTGTACACCTGCAAGGGCTGAGGCCCTGGGCCCAGTCAGCCCTGCTGCTCAGAGTGCAGGCATTGCACATGGTGTGAGAAGGTCTACACCTGCAAGGGACGAGTCCCCGGGCCTGGCCAACCCTGCTGTGCAGGGTGAGGGCCATGCATGCTAGTATGAGGGGTCTACACCTGCAAGGACTGAGAGGCTTTT NOV7f, CG53054-04 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO:100 365 aa MW at 40319.7kDMLDGSPLARWLAAAFGLTLLLAALRPSAAYFGLTGSEPLTILPLTLEPEAAAQAHYKACDRLKLERKQRRMCRRDPGVAETLVEAVSMSALECQFQFRFERWNCTLEGRYRASLLKRGFKETAFLYAISSAGLTHALAKACSAGRMERCTCDEAPDLENREAWQWGGCGDNLKYSSKFVKEFLGRRSSKDLRARVDFHNNLVGVKVIKAGVETTCKCHGVSGSCTVRTCWRQLAPFHEVGKHLKHKYETALKVGSTTNEAAGEAGAISPPRGRASGAGGSDPLPRTPELVHLDDSPSFCLAGRFSPGTAGRRCHREKNCESICCGRGHNTQSRVVTRPCQCQVRWCCYVECRQCTQREEVYTCKG

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 7B. TABLE 7B Comparison ofthe NOV7 protein sequences. NOV7a--------MAPLGYFLLLCSLKQALGSYPIWWLTGSEPLTILPLTLEPEAAAQAHYKACD NOV7b------------------------GSSYPIWWLTGSEPLTILPLTLEPEAGAQAHYKACD NOV7c------------------------GSSYPIWWLTGSEPLTILPLTLEPEAAAQAHYKACD NOV7d-----------MALLYSSLGVVVCTCSPSYFGLTGSEPLTILPLTLEPEAAAQAHYKACD NOV7e--------------------------SYPIWWLTGSEPLTILPLTLEPEAAAQAHYKACD NOV7fMLDGSPLARWLAAAFGLTLLLAALRPSAAYFGLTGSEPLTILPLTLEPEAAAQAHYKACD NOV7aRLKLERKQRRMCRRDPGVAETLVEAVSMSALECQFQFRFERWNCTLEGRYRASLLKRGFK NOV7bRLKLERKQRRMCRRDPGVVETLVEAVSMSALECQFQFRFERWNCTLEGRYRASLLKRGFK NOV7cRLKLERKQRRMCRRDPGVAETLVEAVSMSALECQFQFRFERWNCTLEGRYRASLLKRGFK NOV7dRLKLERKQRRMCRRDPGVAETLVEAVSMSALECQFQFRFERWNCTLEGRYRASLLKRGFK NOV7eRLKLERKQRRMCRRDPGVAETLVEAVSMSALECQFQFRFERWNCTLEGRYRASLLKRGFK NOV7fRLKLERKQRRMCRRDPGVAETLVEAVSMSALECQFQFRFERWNCTLEGRYRASLLKRGFK NOV7aETAFLYAISSAGLTHALAKACSAGRMERCTCDEAPDLENREAWQWGGCGDNLKYSSKFVK NOV7bETAFLYAISSAGLTHALAKACSAGRMERCTCDEAPDLENREAWQWGGCGDNLKYSSKFVK NOV7cETAFLYAISSAGLTHALAKACSAGRMERCTCDEAPDLENREAWQWGGCGDNLKYSSKFVK NOV7dETAFLYAISSAGLTHALAKACSAGRMERCTCDEAPDLENREGWKWGGCSEDIEFGGMVSR NOV7eETAFLYAISSAGLTHALAKACSAGRMERCTCDEAPDLENREAWQWGGCGDNLKYSSKFVK NOV7fETAFLYAISSAGLTHALAKACSAGRMERCTCDEAPDLENREAWQWGGCGDNLKYSSKFVK NOV7aEFLGRRSSK-DLRARVDFHNNLVGVKVIKAGVETTCKCHGVSGSCTVRTCWRQLAPFHEV NOV7bEFLGRRSSK-DLRARVDFHNNLVGVKVIKAGVETTCKCHGVSGSCTVRTCWRQLAPFHEV NOV7cEFLGRRSSK-DLRARVDFHNNLVGVKVIKAGVETTCKCHGVSGSCTVRTCWRQLAPFHEV NOV7dEFADARENRPDARSAMNRHNNEAGRQVIKAGVETTCKCHGVSGSCTVRTCWRQLAPFHEV NOV7eEFLGRRSSK-DLRARVDFHNNLVGVKVTKAGVETTCKCHGVSGSCTVRTCWRQLAPFHEV NOV7fEFLGRRSSK-DLRARVDFHNNLVGVKVIKAGVETTCKCHGVSGSCTVRTCWRQLAPFHEV NOV7aGKHLKHKYETALKVGSTTNEAAGEAGAISPPRGRASGAGGSDPLPRTPELVHLDDSPSFC NOV7bGKHLKHKYETALKVGSTTNEAAGEAGAISPPRGRASGAGGSDPLPRTPELVHLDDSPSFC NOV7cGKHLKHKYETALKVGSTTNEAAGEAGAISPPRGRASGAGGSDPLPRTPELVHLDDSPSFC NOV7dGKHLKHKYESALKVGSTTNEAAGEAGAISPPRGRASGAGGSDPLPRTPELVHLDDSPSFC NOV7eGKHLKHKYETALKVGSTTNEAAGEAGAISPPRGRASGAGGSDPLPRTPELVHLDDSPSFC NOV7fGKHLKHKYETALKVGSTTNEAAGEAGAISPPRGRASGAGGSDPLPRTPELVHLDDSPSFC NOV7aLAGRFSPGTAGRRCHREKNCESICCGRGHNTQSRVVTRPCQCQVRWCCYVECRQCTQREE NOV7bLAGRFSPGTAGRRCHREKNCESICCGRGHNTQSRVVTRPCQCQVRWCCYVECRQCTQREE NOV7cLAGRFSPGTAGRRCHREKNCESICCGRGHNTQSRVVTRPCQCQVRWCCYVECRQCTQREE NOV7dLAGRFSPGTAGRRCHREKNCESICCGRGHNTQSRVVTRPCQCQVRWCCYVECRQCTQREE NOV7eLAGRFSPGTAGRRCHREKNCESICCGRGHNTQSRVVTRPCQCQVRWCCYVECRQCTQREE NOV7fLAGRFSPGTAGRRCHREKNCESICCGRGHNTQSRVVTRPCQCQVRWCCYVECRQCTQREE NOV7aVYTCKG-- NOV7b VYTCKGVD NOV7c VYTCKGVD NOV7d VYTCKG-- NOV7e VYTCKG--NOV7f VYTCKG-- NOV7a (SEQ ID NO: 90) NOV7b (SEQ ID NO: 92) NOV7c (SEQ IDNO: 94) NOV7d (SEQ ID NO: 96) NOV7e (SEQ ID NO: 98) NOV7f (SEQ ID NO:100)

Further analysis of the NOV7a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 7C. TABLE 7C Protein Sequence Properties NOV7a SignalPCleavage site between residues 19 and 20 analysis: PSORT II PSG: a newsignal peptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 0; pos. chg0; neg. chg 0 H-region: length 13; peak value 9.00 PSG score: 4.60 GvH:von Heijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold:−2.1): 0.73 possible cleavage site: between 18 and 19 >>> Seems to havea cleavable signal peptide (1 to 18) ALOM: Klein et al's method for TMregion allocation Init position for calculation: 19 Tentative number ofTMS(s) for the threshold 0.5: 0 number of TMS(s) . . . fixed PERIPHERALLikelihood = 3.76 (at 114) ALOM score: 3.76 (number of TMSs: 0) MTOP:Prediction of membrane topology (Hartmann et al.) Center position forcalculation: 9 Charge difference: 0.0 C(1.0)-N(1.0) N >= C: N-terminalside will be inside MITDISC: discrimination of mitochondrial targetingseq R content: 0 Hyd Moment(75): 1.56 Hyd Moment(95): 3.50 G content: 3D/E content: 1 S/T content: 4 Score: −6.15 Gavel: prediction of cleavagesites for mitochondrial preseq cleavage site motif not found NUCDISC:discrimination of nuclear localization signals pat4: none pat7: nonebipartite: none content of basic residues: 14.8% NLS Score: −0.47 KDEL:ER retention motif in the C-terminus: none ER Membrane RetentionSignals: KKXX-like motif in the C-terminus: YTCK SKL: peroxisomaltargeting signal in the C-terminus: none PTS2: 2nd peroxisomal targetingsignal: none VAC: possible vacuolar targeting motif: none RNA-bindingmotif: none Actinin-type actin-binding motif: type 1: none type 2: noneNMYR: N-myristoylation pattern: none Prenylation motif: none memYQRL:transport motif from cell surface to Golgi: none Tyrosines in the tail:none Dileucine motif in the tail: none checking 63 PROSITE DNA bindingmotifs: none checking 71 PROSITE ribosomal protein motifs: none checking33 PROSITE prokaryotic DNA binding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's methodfor Cytoplasmic/Nuclear discrimination Prediction: nuclear Reliability:70.6 COIL: Lupas's algorithm to detect coiled-coil regions total: 0residues Final Results (k = {fraction (9/23)}): 55.6%: extracellular,including cell wall 22.2%: mitochondrial 11.1%: vacuolar 11.1%:nuclear >> prediction for CG53054-02 is exc (k = 9)

A search of the NOV7a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table7D. TABLE 7D Geneseq Results for NOV7a NOV7a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent #, Match theMatched Expect Identifier Date] Residues Region Value AAE34048 WNT-14protein - Unidentified, 365  2 . . . 357 339/356 (95%) 0.0 aa.[WO200290992-A2, 13 . . . 365 343/356 (96%) 14 NOV. 2002] ABU55894 HumanWNT-14 protein - Homo  2 . . . 357 339/356 (95%) 0.0 sapiens, 365 aa.[WO200277204-A2, 13 . . . 365 343/356 (96%) 03 OCT. 2002] ABG69638 Humansecreted protein SCEP-18 -  2 . . . 357 311/357 (87%) 0.0 Homo sapiens,366 aa. 13 . . . 366 327/357 (91%) [WO200248337-A2, 20 JUN. 2002]AAO18744 Human NOV8 protein - Homo sapiens, 25 . . . 357 302/334 (90%)0.0 355 aa. [WO200257450-A2, 22 . . . 355 316/334 (94%) 25 JUL. 2002]AAE17305 Human WNT15 protein, 22 . . . 356 210/338 (62%) e−124sbg389686WNT15a #1 -Homo 14 . . . 346 257/338 (75%) sapiens, 704 aa.[WO200198342-A1, 27 DEC. 2001]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV7a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table7E. TABLE 7E Public BLASTP Results for NOV7a NOV7a Identities/ ProteinResidues/ Similarities for Accession Match the Matched Expect NumberProtein/Organism/Length Residues Portion Value O14904 Wnt-9a proteinprecursor (Wnt-14) -  2 . . . 357 339/356 (95%) 0.0 Homo sapiens(Human), 365 aa. 13 . . . 365 343/356 (96%) Q8R5M2 Wnt-9a proteinprecursor (Wnt-14) -  2 . . . 357 333/356 (93%) 0.0 Mus musculus(Mouse), 365 aa. 13 . . . 365 340/356 (94%) O42280 Wnt-9a proteinprecursor (Wnt-14) - 25 . . . 356 283/333 (84%) e−173 Gallus gallus(Chicken), 354 aa. 24 . . . 353 310/333 (92%) Q8C718 WNT14B - Musmusculus (Mouse),  8 . . . 356 216/354 (61%) e−125 359 aa. 12 . . . 358264/354 (74%) O35468 Wnt-9b protein precursor (Wnt-15)  8 . . . 356216/354 (61%) e−125 (Wnt-14b) - Mus musculus (Mouse), 12 . . . 358264/354 (74%) 359 aa.

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV7a protein contains the domains shownin the Table 7F. TABLE 7F Domain Analysis of NOV7a Identities/ PfamSimilarities Expect Domain NOV7a Match Region for the Matched RegionValue wnt 50 . . . 356 129/359 (36%) 4.6e−103 234/359 (65%)

Example 8

The NOV8 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 8A. TABLE 8A NOV8 Sequence Analysis NOV8a,CG53473-02 SEQ ID NO: 101 514 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 37 ORFStop: TGA at 400 CGCGCGCCCGAACGAAGCCGCGGCCCGGGCACAGCCATGGCCCGGCGGGCGGGGGGCGCTCGGATGTTCGGCAGCCTCCTGCTCTTCGCCCTGCTCGCTGCCGGCGTCGCCCCGCTCAGCTGGGATCTCCCGGAGCCCCGCAGCCGAGCCAGCAAGATCCGAGTGCACTCGCGAGGCAACCTCTGGGCCACCGGTCACTTCATGGGCAAGAAGAGTCTGGAGCCTTCCAGCCCATCCCCATTGGGGACAGCTCCCCACACCTCCCTGAGGGACCAGCGACTGCAGCTGAGTCATGATCTGCTCGGAATCCTCCTGCTAAAGAAGGCTCTGGGCGTGAGCCTCAGCCGCCCCGCACCCCAAATCCAGTACAGGAGGCTGCTGGTACAAATACTGCAGAAATGACACCAATAATGGGGCAGACACAACAGCCTGCCTTAGATTGTGCCCACCCAGGGAAGGTGCTGAATGGGACCCTGTTGATGGCCATCAACAGGGTCCCATTCAGCACAGGCTG NOV8a, CG53473-02 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 102 121 aa MW at13251.4kDMARRAGGARMFGSLLLFALLAAGVAPLSWDLPEPRSRASKIRVHSRGNLWATGHFMGKKSLEPSSPSPLGTAPHTSLRDQRLQLSHDLLGILLLKKALGVSLSRPAPQIQYRRLLVQILQK NOV8b, CG53473-01 SEQID NO: 103 646 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 62 ORF Stop: TGA at 398AGCGCGCCCGAACGAAGCCGCGGCCCGGGCACAGCATGGCCCGCGGCGGGAGGGCGCTCGGATGTTCGGCAGCCTCCTGCACTTCGCCCTGCTCGCTGCCGGCGTCGTCCCGCTCAGCTGGGATCTCCCGGAGCCCCGCAGCCGAGCCAGCAAGATCCGAGTGCACTCGCGAGGCAAGCTCTGGGCCATCGGTCACTTCATGGGCAAGAAGAGTCTGGAGCCTTCCAGCCCATCCCCATTGGGGACAGCTCCCCACACCTCCCTGAGGGACCAGCGACTGCAGCTGAGTCATGATCTGCTCGGAATCCTCCTGCTAAAGAAGGCTCTGGGCGTGAGCCTCAGCCGCCCCGCACCCCAAATCCAGTACAGGAGGCTGCTGGTACAAATACTGCAGAAATGACACCAATAATGGGGCAGACACAACAGCGTGGCTTAGATTGTGCCCACCCAGGGAAGGTGCTGAATGGGACCCTGTTGATGGCCCCATCTGGATGTAAATCCTGAGCTCAAATCTCTGTTACTCCATTACTGTGATTTCTGGCTGGGTCACCAGAAATATCGCTGATGCAGACACAGATTATGTTCCTGCTGTATTTCCTGCTTCCCTGTTGAATTGGTGAATAAAACCTTGCTCTATACATACAAA NOV8b,CG53473-01 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 104 112 aa MW at 12402.5kDMFGSLLHFALLAAGVVPLSWDLPEPRSRASKIRVHSRGKLWAIGHFMGKKSLEPSSPSPLGTAPHTSLRDQRLQLSHDLLGILLLKKALGVSLSRPAPQIQYRRLLVQILQK NOV8c, CG53473-03 SEQ ID NO: 10530 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceGGCAAGCTCTGGGCCATCGGTCACTTCATG NOV8c, CG53473-03 Protein Sequence SEQ IDNO: 106 10 aa MW at 1159.4kD GKLWAIGHFM SEQ ID NO: 107 514 bp NOV8d,SNP13376396 of ORF Start: ATG at 37 ORF Stop: TGA at 400 CG53473-02, DNASequence SNP Pos: 190 SNP Change: A to GCGCGCGCCCGAACGAAGCCGCGGCCCGGGCACAGCCATGGCCCGGCGGGCGGGGGGCGCTCGGATGTTCGGCAGCCTCCTGCTCTTCGCCCTGCTCGCTGCCGGCGTCGCCCCGCTCAGCTGGGATCTCCCGGAGCCCCGCAGCCGAGCCAGCAAGATCCGAGTGCACTCGCGAGGCAACCTCTGGGCC GCCGGTCACTTCATGGGCAAGAAGAGTCTGGAGCCTTCCAGCCCATCCCCATTGGGGACAGCTCCCCACACCTCCCTGAGGGACCAGCGACTGCAGCTGAGTCATGATCTGCTCGGAATCCTCCTGCTAAAGAAGGCTCTGGGCGTGAGCCTCAGCCGCCCCGCACCCCAAATCCAGTACAGGAGGCTGCTGGTACAAATACTGCAGAAATGACACCAATAATGGGGCAGACACAACAGCGTGGCTTAGATTGTGCCCACCCAGGGAAGGTGCTGAATGGGACCCTGTTGATGGCCATCAACAGGGTCCCATTCAGCACAGGCTG NOV8d, SNP13376396 of SEQ ID NO: 108 MW at 13221.4kD CG53473-02,Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 52 121 aa SNP Change: Thr to AlaMARRAGGARMFGSLLLFALLAAGVAPLSWDLPEPRSRASKIRVHSRGNLWA AGHFMGKKSLEPSSPSPLGTAP HTSLRDQRLQLSHDLLGILLLKKALGVSLSRPAPQIQYRRLLVQILQKSEQ ID NO: 109 514 bp NOV8e, SNP13376395 of ORF Start: ATG at 37 ORFStop: TGA at 400 CG53473-02, DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 253 SNP Change: C toA CGCGCGCCCGAACGAAGCCGCGGCCCGGGCACAGCCATGGCCCGGCGGGCGGGGGGCGCTCGGATGTTCGGCAGCCTCCTGCTCTTCGCCCTGCTCGCTGCCGGCGTCGCCCCGCTCAGCTGGGATCTCCCGGAGCCCCGCAGCCGAGCCAGCAAGATCCGAGTGCACTCGCGAGGCAACCTCTGGGCCACCGGTCACTTCATGGGCAAGAAGAGTCTGGAGCCTTCCAGCCCATCCCCATTGGGGACAGCT ACCCACACCTCCCTGAGGGACCAGCGACTGCAGCTGAGTCATGATCTGCTCGGAATCCTCCTGCTAAAGAAGGCTCTGGGCGTGAGCCTCAGCCGCCCCGCACCCCAAATCCAGTACAGGAGGCTGCTGGTACAAATACTGCAGAAATGACACCAATAATGGGGCAGACACAACAGCGTGGCTTAGATTGTGCCCACCCAGGGAAGGTGCTGAATGGGACCCTGTTGATGGCCATCAACAGGGTCCCATTCAGCACAGGCTG NOV8e, SNP13376395 of SEQ ID NO: 110 MW at 13255.4kD CG53473-02,Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 73 121 aa SNP Change: Pro to ThrMARRAGGARMFGSLLLFALLAAGVAPLSWDLPEPRSRASKIRVHSRGNLWATGHFMGKKSLEPSSPSPLGTAT HTSLRDQRLQLSHDLLGILLLKKALGVSLSRPAPQIQYRRLLVQILQK SEQ ID NO: 111 514 bpNOV8f, SNP13376394 of ORF Start: ATG at 37 ORF Stop: TAA at 400CG53473-02, DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 401 SNP Change: G to ACGCGCGCCCGAACGAAGCCGCGGCCCGGGCACAGCCATGGCCCGGCGGGCGGGGGGCGCTCGGATGTTCGGCAGCCTCCTGCTCTTCGCCCTGCTCGCTGCCGGCGTCGCCCCGCTCAGCTGGGATCTCCCGGAGCCCCGCAGCCGAGCCAGCAAGATCCGAGTGCACTCGCGAGGCAACCTCTGGGCCACCGGTCACTTCATGGGCAAGAAGAGTCTGGAGCCTTCCAGCCCATCCCCATTGGGGACAGCTCCCCACACCTCCCTGAGGGACCAGCGACTGCAGCTGAGTCATGATCTGCTCGGAATCCTCCTGCTAAAGAAGGCTCTGGGCGTGAGCCTCAGCCGCCCCGCACCCCAAATCCAGTACAGGAGGCTGCTGGTACAAATACTGCAGAAAT A ACACCAATAATGGGGCAGACACAACAGCGTGGCTTAGATTGTGCCCACCCAGGGAAGGTGCTGAATGGGACCCTGTTGATCGCCATCAACAGGGTCCCATTCAGCACAGGCTG NOV8f, SNP13376394 of MW at 13251.4kD CG53473-02, Protein SequenceSEQ ID NO: 112 112 aa SNP change: no changeMARRAGGARMFGSLLLFALLAAGVAPLSWDLPEPRSRASKIRVHSRGNLWATGHFMGKKSLEPSSPSPLGTAPHTSLRDQRLQLSHDLLGILLLKKALGVSLSRPAPQIQYRRLLVQILQK

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 8B. TABLE 8B Comparison ofthe NOV8 protein sequences. NOV8aMARRAGGARMFGSLLLFALLAAGVAPLSWDLPEPRSRASKIRVHSRGNLWATGHFMGKKS NOV8b---------MFGSLLHFALLAAGVVPLSWDLPEPRSRASKIRVHSRGKLWAIGHFMGKKS NOV8c----------------------------------------------GKLWAIGHFM---- NOV8aLEPSSPSPLGTAPHTSLRDQRLQLSHDLLGILLLKKALGVSLSRPAPQIQYRRLLVQILQ NOV8bLEPSSPSPLGTAPHTSLRDQRLQLSHDLLGILLLKKALGVSLSRPAPQIQYRRLLVQILQ NOV8c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV8a KNOV8b K NOV8c - NOV8a (SEQ ID NO: 102) NOV8b (SEQ ID NO: 104) NOV8c (SEQID NO: 106)

Further analysis of the NOV8a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 8C. TABLE 8C Protein Sequence Properties NOV8a SignalPanalysis: Cleavage site between residues 27 and 28 PSORT II PSG: a newsignal peptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 9; pos. chg3; neg. chg 0 H-region: length 20; peak value 10.93 PSG score: 6.53 GvH:von Heijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold:−2.1): 2.23 possible cleavage site: between 26 and 27 >>> Seems to havea cleavable signal peptide (1 to 26) ALOM: Klein et al's method for TMregion allocation Init position for calculation: 27 Tentative number ofTMS(s) for the threshold 0.5: 0 number of TMS(s) . . . fixed PERIPHERALLikelihood = 1.85 (at 87) ALOM score: 1.85 (number of TMSs: 0) MTOP:Prediction of membrane topology (Hartmann et al.) Center position forcalculation: 13 Charge difference: −1.5 C(2.5)-N(4.0) N >= C: N-terminalside will be inside MITDISC: discrimination of mitochondrial targetingseq R content:  3 Hyd Moment(75): 12.45 Hyd Moment(95): 10.60 G content: 4 D/E content:  1 S/T content:  2 Score: −2.16 Gavel: prediction ofcleavage sites for mitochondrial preseq R-2 motif at 19 ARM|FG NUCDISC:discrimination of nuclear localization signals pat4: none pat7: nonebipartite: none content of basic residues: 14.9% NLS Score: −0.47 KDEL:ER retention motif in the C-terminus: none ER Membrane RetentionSignals: XXRR-like motif in the N-terminus: ARRA none SKL: peroxisomaltargeting signal in the C-terminus: none PTS2: 2nd peroxisomal targetingsignal: none VAC: possible vacuolar targeting motif: none RNA-bindingmotif: none Actinin-type actin-binding motif: type 1: none type 2: noneNMYR: N-myristoylation pattern: none Prenylation motif: none memYQRL:transport motif from cell surface to Golgi: none Tyrosines in the tail:none Dileucine motif in the tail: none checking 63 PROSITE DNA bindingmotifs: none checking 71 PROSITE ribosomal protein motifs: none checking33 PROSITE prokaryotic DNA binding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's methodfor Cytoplasmic/Nuclear discrimination Prediction: nuclear Reliability:89 COIL: Lupas's algorithm to detect coiled-coil regions total: 0residues Final Results (k = {fraction (9/23)}): 44.4%: extracellular,including cell wall 33.3%: mitochondrial 22.2%: nuclear >> predictionfor CG53473-02 is exc (k = 9)

A search of the NOV8a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table8D. TABLE 8D Geneseq Results for NOV8a NOV8a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent #, Match theMatched Expect Identifier Date] Residues Region Value AAE17605 Humanextracellular messenger 1 . . . 121  121/121 (100%) 1e−63 (XMES)-7protein - Homo sapiens, 1 . . . 121  121/121 (100%) 121 aa.[WO200194587-A2, 13 DEC 2001] ABP51992 NOVNEUR homologous amino acid 1 .. . 121 114/121 (94%) 3e−58 sequence SEQ ID NO: 29 - Homo 1 . . . 121114/121 (94%) sapiens, 121 aa. [US2002068279-A1, 06 JUN. 2002] ABP51987NOVNEUR homologous amino acid 4 . . . 121 112/118 (94%) 7e−58 sequenceSEQ ID NO: 24 - Homo 1 . . . 118 112/118 (94%) sapiens, 118 aa.[US2002068279-A1, 06 JUN. 2002] ABP51989 NOVNEUR homologous amino acid 4. . . 121 111/118 (94%) 1e−56 sequence SEQ ID NO: 26 - Homo 1 . . . 118111/118 (94%) sapiens, 118 aa. [US2002068279-A1, 06 JUN. 2002] ABP51990NOVNEUR homologous amino acid 10 . . . 121  108/112 (96%) 7e−56 sequenceSEQ ID NO: 27 - Homo 1 . . . 112 108/112 (96%) sapiens, 112 aa.[US2002068279-A1, 06 JUN. 2002]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV8a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table8E. TABLE 8E Public BLASTP Results for NOV8a NOV8a Identities/ ProteinResidues/ Similarities for Accession Match the Matched Expect NumberProtein/Organism/Length Residues Portion Value P08949 Neuromedin B-32precursor 1 . . . 121 120/121 (99%)  2e−62 [Contains: Neuromedin B] -Homo 1 . . . 121 120/121 (99%)  sapiens (Human), 121 aa. Q9CR53Neuromedin B-32 precursor 1 . . . 121 89/121 (73%) 2e−43 [Contains:Neuromedin B] - Mus 1 . . . 121 99/121 (81%) musculus (Mouse), 121 aa.A37178 neuromedin B precursor - rat, 117 aa. 1 . . . 115 84/115 (73%)2e−41 1 . . . 115 94/115 (81%) A28945 neuromedin B precursor - human, 761 . . . 73   69/73 (94%) 5e−33 aa. 1 . . . 73   69/73 (94%) P01297Neuromedin B-32 [Contains: 25 . . . 56   30/32 (93%) 2e−11 NeuromedinB] - Sus scrofa (Pig), 32 1 . . . 32   30/32 (93%) aa.

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV8a protein contains the domains shownin the Table 8F. TABLE 8F Domain Analysis of NOV8a Identities/ NOV8aMatch Similarities Expect Pfam Domain Region for the Matched RegionValue Bombesin 47 . . . 56 8/10 (80%) 0.26 10/10 (100%)

Example 9

The NOV9 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 9A. TABLE 9A NOV9 Sequence Analysis NOV9a,CG55184-03 SEQ ID NO: 113 614 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 4 ORFStop: TAG at 607 ACCATGGGCTCCGGGCGCCGGGCGCTGTCCGCGGTGCCGGCCGTGCTGCTGGTCCTCACGCTGCCGGGGCTGCCCGTCTGGGCACAGAACGACACGGAGCCCATCGTGCTGGAGGGCAAGTGTCTGGTGGTGTGCGACTCGAACCCGGCCACGGACTCCAAGGGCTCCTCTTCCTCCCCGCTGGGGATATCGGTCCGGGCGGCCAACTCCAAGGTCGCCTTCTCGGCGGTGCGGAGCACCAACCACGAGCCATCCGAGATGAGCAACAAGACGCGCATCATTTACTTCGATCAGATCCTGGTGAATGTGGGTAATTTTTTCACATTGGAGTCTGTCTTTGTAGCACCAAGAAAAGGAATTTACAGTTTCAGTTTTCACGTGATTAAAGTCTACCAGAGCCAAACTATCCAGGTTAACTTGATGTTAAATGGAAAACCAGTAATATCTGCCTTTGCGGGGGACAAAGATGTTACTCGTGAAGCTGCCACGAATGGTGTCCTGCTCTACCTAGATAAAGAGGATAAGGTTTACCTAAAACTGGAGAAAGGTAATTTGGTTGGAGGCTGGCAGTATTCCACGTTTTCTGGCTTTCTGGTGTTCCCCCTATAG GATTC NOV9a, CG55184-03 Protein Sequence SEQID NO: 114 201 aa MW at 21807.9kDMGSGRRALSAVPAVLLVLTLPGLPVWAQNDTEPIVLEGKCLVVCDSNPATDSKGSSSSPLGISVRAANSKVAFSAVRSTNHEPSEMSNKTRIIYFDQILVNVGNFFTLESVFVAPRKGIYSFSFHVIKVYQSQTIQVNLMLNGKPVISAFAGDKDVTREAATNGVLLYLDKEDKVYLKLEKGNLVGGWQYSTFSGFLVFPL NOV9b,CG55184-01 SEQ ID NO: 115 614 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 4 ORFStop: TAG at 607 ACCATGGGCTCCGGGCGCCGGGCGCTGTCCGCGGTGCCGGCCGTGCTGCTGGTCCTCACGCTGCCGGGGCTGCCCGTCTGGGCACAGAACGACACGGAGCCCATCGTGCTGGAGGGCAAGTGTCTGGTGGTGTGCGACTCGAACCCGGCCACGGACTCCAAGGGCTCCTCTTCCTCCCCGCTGGGGATATCGGTCCGGGCGGCCAACTCCAAGGTCGCCTTCTCGGCGGTGCGGAGCACCAACCACGAGCCATCCGAGATGAGCAACAAGACGCGCATCATTTACTTCGATCAGATCCTGGTGAATGTGGGTAATTTTTTCACATTGGAGTCTGTCTTTGTAGCACCAAGAAAAGGAATTTACAGTTTCAGTTTTCACGTGATTAAAGTCTACCAGAGCCAAACTATCCAGGTTAACTTGATGTTAAATGGAAAACCAGTAATATCTGCCTTTGCGGGGGACAAAGATGTTACTCGTGAAGCTGCCACGAATGGTGTCCTGCTCTACCTAGATAAAGAGGATAAGGTTTACCTAAAACTGGAGAAAGGTAATTTGGTTGGAGGCTGGCAGTATTCCACGTTTTCTGGCTTTCTGGTGTTCCCCCTATAG GATTC NOV9b, CG55184-01 Protein Sequence SEQID NO: 116 201 aa MW at 21807.9kDMGSGRRALSAVPAVLLVLTLPGLPVWAQNDTEPIVLEGKCLVVCDSNPATDSKGSSSSPLGISVRAANSKVAFSAVRSTNHEPSEMSNKTRIIYFDQILVNVGNFFTLESVFVAPRKGIYSFSFHVIKVYQSQTIQVNLMLNGKPVISAFAGDKDVTREAATNGVLLYLDKEDKVYLKLEKGNLVGGWQYSTFSGFLVFPL NOV9c,CG55184-02 SEQ ID NO: 117 522 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop:end of sequenceCAGAACGACACGGAGCCCATTGTGCTGGAGGGCAAGTGTCTGGTGGTGTGCGACTCGAACCCGGCCACGGACTCCAAGGGCTCCTCTTCCTCCCCGCTGGGGATATCGGTCCGGGCGGCCAACTCCAAGGTCGCCTTCTCGGCGGTGCGGAGCACCAACCACGAGCCATCCGAGATGAGCAACAAGACGCGCATCATTTACTTCGATCAGATCCTGGTGAATGTGGGTAATTTTTTCACATTGGAGTCTGTCTTTGTAGCACCAAGAAAAGGAATTTACAGTTTCAGTTTTCACGTGATTAAAGTCTACCAGAGCCAAACTATCCAGGTTAACTTGATGTTAAATGGAAAACCAGTAATATCTGCCTTTGCGGGGGACAAAGATGTTACTCGTGAAGCTGCCACGAATGGTGTCCTGCTCTACCTAGATAAAGAGGATAAGGTTTACCTAAAACTGGAGAAAGGTAATTTGGTTGGAGGCTGGCAGTATTCCACGTTTTCTGGCTTTCTGGTGTTCCCCCTA NOV9c, CG55184-02 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 118 174 aa MWat 19080.6kDQNDTEPIVLEGKCLVVCDSNPATDSKGSSSSPLGISVRAANSKVAFSAVRSTNHEPSEMSNKTRIIYFDQILVNVGNFFTLESVFVAPRKGIYSFSFHVIKVYQSQTIQVNLMLNGKPVISAFAGDKDVTREAATNGVLLYLDKEDKVYLKLEKGNLVGGWQYSTFSGFLVFPL NOV9d, CG55184-04 SEQ ID NO: 119 148 bp DNASequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceGCGGCCAACTCCAAGGTCGCCTTCTCGGCGGTGCGGAGCACCAACCAC NOV9d, CG55184-04Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 120 16 aa MW at 1659.8kD AANSKVAFSAVRSTNHNOV9e, CG55184-05 SEQ ID NO: 121 45 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORFStop: end of sequence GCCAACTCCAAGGTCGCCTTCTCGGCGGTGCGGAGCACCAACCACNOV9e, CG55184-05 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 122 15 aa MW at 1588.7kDANSKVAFSAVRSTNH

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 9B. TABLE 9B Comparison ofthe NOV9 protein sequences. NOV9aMGSGRRALSAVPAVLLVLTLPGLPVWAQNDTEPIVLEGKCLVVCDSNPATDSKGSSSSPL NOV9bMGSGRRALSAVPAVLLVLTLPGLPVWAQNDTEPIVLEGKCLVVCDSNPATDSKGSSSSPL NOV9c---------------------------QNDTEPIVLEGKCLVVCDSNPATDSKGSSSSPL NOV9d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV9e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV9aGISVRAANSKVAFSAVRSTNHEPSEMSNKTRIIYFDQILVNVGNFFTLESVFVAPRKGIY NOV9bGISVRAANSKVAFSAVRSTNHEPSEMSNKTRIIYFDQILVNVGNFFTLESVFVAPRKGIY NOV9cGISVRAANSKVAFSAVRSTNHEPSEMSNKTRIIYFDQILVNVGNFFTLESVFVAPRKGIY NOV9d-----AANSKVAFSAVRSTNH--------------------------------------- NOV9e------ANSKVAFSAVRSTNH--------------------------------------- NOV9aSFSFHVIKVYQSQTIQVNLMLNGKPVISAFAGDKDVTREAATNGVLLYLDKEDKVYLKLE NOV9bSFSFHVIKVYQSQTIQVNLMLNGKPVISAFAGDKDVTREAATNGVLLYLDKEDKVYLKLE NOV9cSFSFHVIKVYQSQTIQVNLMLNGKPVISAFAGDKDVTREAATNGVLLYLDKEDKNYLKLE NOV9d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV9e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV9aKGNLVGGWQYSTFSGFLVFPL NOV9b KGNLVGGWQYSTFSGFLVFPL NOV9cKGNLVGGWQYSTFSGFLVFPL NOV9d --------------------- NOV9e--------------------- NOV9a (SEQ ID NO: 114) NOV9b (SEQ ID NO: 116)NOV9c (SEQ ID NO: 118) NOV9d (SEQ ID NO: 120) NOV9e (SEQ ID NO: 122)

Further analysis of the NOV9a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 9C. TABLE 9C Protein Sequence Properties NOV9a SignalPCleavage site between residues 28 and 29 analysis: PSORT II PSG: a newsignal peptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 6; pos. chg2; neg. chg 0 H-region: length 23; peak value 10.04 PSG score: 5.64 GvH:von Heijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold:−2.1): 0.95 possible cleavage site: between 27 and 28 >>> Seems to havea cleavable signal peptide (1 to 27) ALOM: Klein et al's method for TMregion allocation Init position for calculation: 28 Tentative number ofTMS(s) for the threshold 0.5: 1 Number of TMS(s) for threshold 0.5: 0PERIPHERAL Likelihood = 5.67 (at 60) ALOM score: 0.10 (number of TMSs:0) MTOP: Prediction of membrane topology (Hartmann et al.) Centerposition for calculation: 13 Charge difference: −5.0 C(−2.0)-N(3.0) N >=C: N-terminal side will be inside MITDISC: discrimination ofmitochondrial targeting seq R content: 2 Hyd Moment(75): 11.01 HydMoment(95): 9.83 G content:  3 D/E content: 1 S/T content:  3 Score:−2.58 Gavel: prediction of cleavage sites for mitochondrial preseq R-2motif at 16 RRA|LS NUCDISC: discrimination of nuclear localizationsignals pat4: none pat7: none bipartite: none content of basic residues:9.5% NLS Score: −0.47 KDEL: ER retention motif in the C-terminus: noneER Membrane Retention Signals: XXRR-like motif in the N-terminus: GSGRnone SKL: peroxisomal targeting signal in the C-terminus: none PTS2: 2ndperoxisomal targeting signal: none VAC: possible vacuolar targetingmotif: none RNA-binding motif: none Actinin-type actin-binding motif:type 1: none type 2: none NMYR: N-myristoylation pattern: nonePrenylation motif: none memYQRL: transport motif from cell surface toGolgi: none Tyrosines in the tail: none Dileucine motif in the tail:none checking 63 PROSITE DNA binding motifs: none checking 71 PROSITEribosomal protein motifs: none checking 33 PROSITE prokaryotic DNAbinding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's method for Cytoplasmic/Nucleardiscrimination Prediction: cytoplasmic Reliability: 94.1 COIL: Lupas'salgorithm to detect coiled-coil regions total: 0 residues Final Results(k = {fraction (9/23)}): 33.3%: extracellular, including cell wall33.3%: mitochondrial 22.2%: endoplasmic reticulum 11.1%: Golgi >>prediction for CG55184-03 is exc (k = 9)

A search of the NOV9a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table9D. TABLE 9D Geneseq Results for NOV9a NOV9a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent #, Match theMatched Expect Identifier Date] Residues Region Value AAE16346 Humancerebellin-like protein, 1 . . . 201 201/201 (100%) e−111 POLY10 - Homosapiens, 201 aa. 1 . . . 201 201/201 (100%) [WO200185767-A2, 15 NOV.2001] ABB84924 Human PRO1382 protein sequence 1 . . . 201 201/201 (100%)e−111 SEQ ID NO: 216 - Homo sapiens, 201 1 . . . 201 201/201 (100%) aa.[WO200200690-A2, 03 JAN. 2002] ABB95530 Human angiogenesis relatedprotein 1 . . . 201 201/201 (100%) e−111 PRO1382 SEQ ID NO: 216 - Homo 1. . . 201 201/201 (100%) sapiens, 201 aa. [WO200208284-A2, 31 JAN. 2002]AAO15422 Human genset metabolic gene 1 . . . 201 201/201 (100%) e−111(GMG-8) protein - Homo sapiens, 201 1 . . . 201 201/201 (100%) aa.[WO200255694-A2, 18 JUL. 2002] AAB66151 Protein of the invention #63 - 1. . . 201 201/201 (100%) e−111 Unidentified, 201 aa. 1 . . . 201 201/201(100%) [WO200078961-A1, 28 DEC. 2000]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV9a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table9E. TABLE 9E Public BLASTP Results for NOV9a NOV9a Protein Residues/Identities/ Accession Match Similarities for the Expect NumberProtein/Organism/Length Residues Matched Portion Value Q9NTU7Cerebellin-like glycoprotein 1 1 . . . 201  201/201 (100%) e−111precursor - Homo sapiens (Human), 1 . . . 201  201/201 (100%) 201 aa.Q8BME9 CEREBELLIN-like glycoprotein 1 . . . 201 193/201 (96%) e−105precursor - Mus musculus (Mouse), 1 . . . 198 195/201 (96%) 198 aa.Q8BMF0 CEREBELLIN-like glycoprotein 1 . . . 201 192/201 (95%) e−104precursor - Mus musculus (Mouse), 1 . . . 198 194/201 (95%) 198 aa.Q8BGU2 Cerebellin 2 precursor protein - Mus 7 . . . 201 145/196 (73%)2e−76  musculus (Mouse), 224 aa. 31 . . . 224  170/196 (85%) P98087Cerebellin-like glycoprotein 1 - 7 . . . 201 144/196 (73%) 6e−76  Rattusnorvegicus (Rat), 224 aa. 31 . . . 224  169/196 (85%)

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV9a protein contains the domains shownin the Table 9F. TABLE 9F Domain Analysis of NOV9a Identities/ PfamSimilarities Expect Domain NOV9a Match Region for the Matched RegionValue C1q 72 . . . 198 48/137 (35%) 1.4e−48 113/137 (82%) 

Example 10

The NOV10 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 10A. TABLE 10A NOV10 Sequence AnalysisNOV10a, CG55274-05 SEQ ID NO: 123 274 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at7 ORF Stop: TAG at 265 ACCACCATGGCACTGCAGGCTGAATTCGACAAGGCTGCAGAAGACGTGAGGAAGCTGCCAACAAGACCAGCAGATAATAAAGAACTGAAAAAACTCGATGGACTTTACAAACAAGCTATAATTGGAGACATTAATATTGAGTATCTGGGAATGCTGGATTTAAAGGGCAAGGCCAAATGCGCAGCATGGACCCTCCAAAAAAGGTTGTCAAAGGAAGATGCAACGAGTGTCTCTATTTCTAAGGCAAAAGAGCCGATAGAAAAATAG GACATTT NOV10a,CG55274-05 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 124 86 aa MW at 9590.0kDMALQAEFDKAAEDVRKLPTRPADNKELKKLDGLYKQAIIGDINIEYLGMLDLKGKAKCAAWTLQKRLSKEDATSVSISKAKEPIEK NOV10b, CG55274-01 SEQ ID NO: 125 280 bp DNA Sequence ORFStart: ATG at 7 ORF Stop: TAG at 265 ACCACCATGGCACTGCAGGCTGAATTCGACAAGGCTGCAGAAGACGTGAGGAAGCTGCCAACAAGACCAGCAGATAATAAAGAACTGAAAAAACTCGATGGACTTTACAAACAAGCTATAATTGGAGACATTAATATTGAGTATCTGGGAATGCTGGACTTTAAGGGCAAGGCCAAATGCGCAGCATGGACCCTCCAAAAAAGGTTGTCAAAGGAAGATGCAACGAGTGTCTCTATTTCTAAGGCAAAAGAGCCGATAGAAAAATAG GACATTTAGAATA NOV10b,CG55274-01 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 126 86 aa MW at 9624.1kDMALQAEFDKAAEDVRKLPTRPADNKELKKLDGLYKQAIIGDINIEYLGMLDFKGKAKCAAWTLQKRLSKEDATSVSISKAKEPIEK NOV10c, CG55274-02 SEQ ID NO: 127 289 bp DNA Sequence ORFStart: ATG at 17 ORF Stop: TAG at 272 TGCGGCCGCCACCACCATGGCACTGCAGGCTGATCGAGACAAGGCTGCAGAAGACGTGAGGAAGCTGCCAACAAGACCAGATGAGAAAGAACTGAAAAAACTCGATGGACTTTACAAACAAGCTATAATTGGAGACATTAATATTGAGTATCTGGGAATGCTGGATTTAAAGGGCAAGGCCAAATGCGCAGCATGGACCCTCCAAAAAAGGTTGTCAAAGGAAGATGCAACGAGTGTCTCTATTTCTAAGGCAAAACAGCCGATAGAAAAATAG GACATTTAGAATACANOV10c, CG55274-02 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 128 85 aa MW at 9528.9kDMALQADRDKAAEDVRKLPTRPDEKELKKLDGLYKQAIIGDINIEYLGMLDLKGKAKCAAWTLQKRLSKEDATSVSISKAKEPIEK NOV10d, CG55274-03 SEQ ID NO: 129 60 bp DNA Sequence ORF:Start a 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceCAAGCTATAATTGGAGACATTAATATTGAGTATCTGGGAATGCTGGATTTAAAGGGCAAG NOV10d,CG55274-03 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 130 20 aa MW at 2204.6kDQAIIGDINIEYLGMLDLKGK NOV10e, CG55274-04 SEQ ID NO: 131 54 bp DNASequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceCAAGCTATAATTGGAGACATTAATATTGAGTATCTGGGAATGCTGGACTTTAAG NOV10e,CG55274-04 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 132 18 aa MW at 2053.4kDQAIIGDINIEYLGMLDFK

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 10B. TABLE 10B Comparison ofthe NOV10 protein sequences. NOV10aMALQAEFDKAAEDVRKLPTRPADNKELKKLDGLYKQAIIGDINIEYLGMLDLKGKAKCAA NOV10bMALQAEFDKAAEDVRKLPTRPADNKELKKLDGLYKQAIIGDINIEYLGMLDFKGKAKCAA NOV10cMALQADRDKAAEDVRKLPTRPDE-KELKKLDGLYKQAIIGDINIEYLGMLDLKGKAKCAA NOV10d-----------------------------------QAIIGDINIEYLGMLDLKGK----- NOV10e-----------------------------------QAIIGDINIEYLGMLDFK------- NOV10aWTLQKRLSKEDATSVSISKAKEPIEK NOV10b WTLQKRLSKEDATSVSTSKAKEPIEK NOV10cWTLQKRLSKEDATSVSISKAKEPIEK NOV10d -------------------------- NOV10e-------------------------- NOV10a (SEQ ID NO: 124) NOV10b (SEQ ID NO:126) NOV10c (SEQ ID NO: 128) NOV10d (SEQ ID NO: 130) NOV10e (SEQ ID NO:132)

Further analysis of the NOV10a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 10C. TABLE 10C Protein Sequence Properties NOV10a SignalPNo Known Signal Sequence Predicted analysis: PSORT II PSG: a new signalpeptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 9; pos. chg 1; neg.chg 2 H-region: length 2; peak value 0.00 PSG score: −4.40 GvH: vonHeijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold: −2.1):−10.68 possible cleavage site: between 58 and 59 >>> Seems to have noN-terminal signal peptide ALOM: Klein et al's method for TM regionallocation Init position for calculation: 1 Tentative number of TMS(s)for the threshold 0.5: 0 number of TMS(s) . . . fixed PERIPHERALLikelihood = 7.11 (at 36) ALOM score: 7.11 (number of TMSs: 0) MITDISC:discrimination of mitochondrial targeting seq R content: 0 HydMoment(75): 3.71 Hyd Moment(95): 2.95 G content: 0 D/E content: 2 S/Tcontent: 0 Score: −7.75 Gavel: prediction of cleavage sites formitochondrial preseq cleavage site motif not found NUCDISC:discrimination of nuclear localization signals pat4: none pat7: nonebipartite: none content of basic residues: 19.8% NLS Score: −0.47 KDEL:ER retention motif in the C-terminus: none ER Membrane RetentionSignals: none SKL: peroxisomal targeting signal in the C-terminus: nonePTS2: 2nd peroxisomal targeting signal: none VAC: possible vacuolartargeting motif: none RNA-binding motif: none Actinin-type actin-bindingmotif: type 1: none type 2: none NMYR: N-myristoylation pattern: nonePrenylation motif: none memYQRL: transport motif from cell surface toGolgi: none Tyrosines in the tail: none Dileucine motif in the tail:none checking 63 PROSITE DNA binding motifs: none checking 71 PROSITEribosomal protein motifs: none checking 33 PROSITE prokaryotic DNAbinding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's method for Cytoplasmic/Nucleardiscrimination Prediction: nuclear Reliability: 76.7 COIL: Lupas'salgorithm to detect coiled-coil regions total: 0 residues Final Results(k = {fraction (9/23)}): 82.6%: nuclear  4.3%: cytoskeletal  4.3%:mitochondrial  4.3%: cytoplasmic  4.3%: peroxisomal >> prediction forCG55274-05 is nuc (k = 23)

A search of the NOV10a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table10D. TABLE 10D Geneseq Results for NOV10a NOV10a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent #, Match theMatched Expect Identifier Date] Residues Region Value AAB81814 Humanendozepine-like ENDO5 SEQ 1 . . . 86 85/86 (98%) 1e−42 ID NO: 10 - Homosapiens, 86 aa. 1 . . . 86 85/86 (98%) [WO200125436-A2, 12 APR. 2001]ABU11538 Human MDDT polypeptide SEQ ID 485 - 1 . . . 86 64/86 (74%)1e−26 Homo sapiens, 100 aa. 13 . . . 97  70/86 (80%) [WO200279449-A2, 10OCT. 2002] AAB81811 Human endozepine-like ENDO4 SEQ 3 . . . 86 61/84(72%) 5e−25 ID NO: 8 - Homo sapiens, 96 aa. 11 . . . 93  68/84 (80%)[WO200125436-A2, 12 APR. 2001] ABJ05397 Frog acyl coenzyme A bindingprotein 4 . . . 86 57/83 (68%) 2e−23 (ACBP) - Rana sp, 86 aa. 2 . . . 8366/83 (78%) [WO200261096-A1, 08 AUG. 2002] ABJ05396 Duck acyl coenzyme Abinding protein 4 . . . 86 55/83 (66%) 3e−23 (ACBP) 2 - Anas sp, 86 aa.2 . . . 83 66/83 (79%) [WO200261096-A1, 08 AUG. 2002]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV10a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table10E. TABLE 10E Public BLASTP Results for NOV10a NOV10a Identities/Protein Residues/ Similarities for Accession Match the Matched ExpectNumber Protein/Organism/Length Residues Portion Value Q8N6N7 Similar toRIKEN cDNA 9230116B18 1 . . . 86 64/86 (74%) 4e−26 gene - Homo sapiens(Human), 88 aa. 1 . . . 85 70/86 (80%) Q9D258 9230116B18Rik protein -Mus musculus 1 . . . 86 60/86 (69%) 3e−25 (Mouse), 88 aa. 1 . . . 8570/86 (80%) A57711 diazepam-binding inhibitor - laughing 1 . . . 8658/86 (67%) 2e−23 frog, 88 aa. 1 . . . 85 68/86 (78%) P45883Acyl-CoA-binding protein homolog 4 . . . 86 57/83 (68%) 4e−23 (ACBP)(Diazepam binding inhibitor 3 . . . 84 66/83 (78%) homolog) (DBI) - Ranaridibunda (Laughing frog) (Marsh frog), 87 aa. P45882 Acyl-CoA-bindingprotein (ACBP) 4 . . . 86 55/83 (66%) 7e−23 (Diazepam binding inhibitor)(DBI) 19 . . . 100 66/83 (79%) (Endozepine) (EP) - Anas platyrhynchos(Domestic duck), 103 aa.

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV10a protein contains the domainsshown in the Table 10F. TABLE 10F Domain Analysis of NOV10a Identities/Pfam Similarities Expect Domain NOV10a Match Region for the MatchedRegion Value ACBP 3 . . . 86 42/90 (47%) 5.1e−18 66/90 (73%)

Example 11

The NOV11 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 11A. TABLE 11A NOV11 Sequence AnalysisNOV11a, CG55379-04 SEQ ID NO: 133 6291 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at1 ORF Stop: TAG at 3763ATGGCGCGGGGGGACGCCGGCCGCGGCCGCGGGCTCCTCGCGTTGACCTTCTGCCTGTTGGCCGCGCGCGGGGAGCTGCTGTTGCCCCAGGAGACGACTGTGGAGCTGAGCTGTGGAGTGGGGCCACTGCAAGTGATCCTGGGCCCAGAGCAGGCTGCAGTGCTAAACTGTAGCCTGGGGGCTGCTGCCGCTGGACCCCCCACCAGGGTGACCTGGAGCAAGGATGGGGACACCCTGCTGGAGCACGACCACTTACACCTGCTGCCCAATGGTTCCCTGTGGCTGTCCGAGCCACTAGCACCCAATGGCAGTGACGAGTCAGTCCCTGAGGCTGTGGGGGTCATTGAAGGCAACTATTCGTGCCTAGCCCACGGCCCCCTCGGAGTGCTGGCCAGCCAGACTGCTGTCGTCAAGCTTGCCAGTCTCGCAGACTTCTCTCTGCACCCGGAGTCTCAGACGGTGGAGGAGAACGGGACAGCTCGCTTTGAGTGCCACATTGAAGGGCTGCCAGCTCCCATCATTACTTGGGAGAAGGACCAGGTGACATTGCCTGAGGAGCCTCGGCTCATCGTGCTTCCCAACGGCGTCCTTCAGATCCTGGATGTTCAGGAGAGTGATGCAGGCCCCTACCGCTGCGTGGCCACCAACTCAGCTCGCCAGCACTTCAGCCAGGAGGCCCTACTCAGTGTGGCCCACAGAGGTTCCCTGGCGTCCACCAGGGGGCAGGACGTGGTCATTGTGGCAGCCCCAGAGAACACCACAGTGGTGTCTGGCCAGAGTGTGGTGATGGAATGTGTGGCCTCAGCTGACCCCACCCCTTTTGTGTCCTGGGTCCGAGACGGGAAGCCCATCTCCACAGATGTCATCGTCCTGGGCCGCACCAACCTACTAATTGCCAACGCGCAGCCCTGGCACTCCGGCGTCTATGTCTGCCGCGCCAACAAGCCCCGCACGCGCCACTTCGCCACTGCAGCCGCTGAGCTCCGTGTGCTGCTAGCGGCTCCCGCCATCACTCAGGCGCCCGAGGCGCTGTCGCGGACGCGGGCGAGCACAGCGCGCTTCGTGTGCCGCGCGTCGGGGGAGCCGCGGCCAGCGCTGCGCTGGCTGCACAACGGGGCGCCGCTGCGGCCCAACGGGCGCGTCAAGGTCCAGGGCGGCGGTGGCAGCCTGGTCATCACACAGATCGGCCTGCAGGACGCCGGCTACTACCAGTGCGTGGCTGAGAACAGCGCGGGAATGGCGTGCGCTGCCGCGTCGCTGGCCGTGGTGGTGCGCGAGGGGCTGCCCAGCGCCCCCACGCGGGTCACTGCTACGCCACTGAGCAGCTCCGCTGTGTTGGTGGCCTGGGAGCGGCCCGAGATGCACAGCGAGCAGATCATCGGCTTCTCTCTCCACTACCAGAAGGCACGGGGTATGGACAATGTGGAATACCAGTTTGCAGTGAACAACGACACCACAGAACTACAGGTTCGGGACCTGGAACCCAACACAGATTATGAGTTCTACGTGGTGGCCTACTCCCAGCTGGGAGCCAGCCGCACCTCCACCCCAGCACTGGTGCACACACTGGATGATGTCCCCAGTGCAGCACCCCAGCTCTCCCTGTCCAGCCCCAACCCTTCGGACATCAGGGTGGCGTGGCTGCCCCTGCCCCCCAGCCTGAGCAATGGGCAGGTGGTGAAGTACAAGATAGAATACGGTTTGGGAAAGGAAGGTGAGTGGGGGGATCAGATTTTCTCTACTGAGGTGCGACGAAATGAGACACAGCTTATGCTGAACTCGCTTCAGCCAAACAAGGTGTATCGAGTACGGATTTCGGCTGGTACAGCAGCCGGCTTCGGGGCCCCCTCCCAGTGGATGCATCACAGGACGCCCAGTATGCACAACCAGAGCCATGTCCCTTTTGCCCCTGCAGAGTTGAAGGTGCAGGCAAAGATGGAGTCCCTGGTCGTGTCATGGCAGCCACCCCCTCACCCCACCCAGATCTCTGGCTACAAACTATATTGGCGGGAGGTGGGGGCTGAGGAGGAGGCCAATGGCGATCGCCTGCCAGGGGGCCGTGGAGACCAGGCTTGGGATGTGGGGCCTGTCCGGCTCAAGAAGAAAGTGAAGCAGTATGAGCTGACCCAGCTAGTCCCTGGCCGGCTGTACGAGGTGAAGCTCGTGGCTTTCAACAAACATGAGGATGGCTATGCAGCAGTGTGGAAGGGCAAGACGGAGAAGGCGCCGGCACCAGACATGCCTATCCAGAGGGGACCACCCCTGCCTCCAGCCCACGTCCATGCGGAATCAAACAGCTCCACATCCATCTGGCTTCGGTGGAAAAAGCCAGATTTCACCACAGTCAAGATTGTCAACTACACTGTGCGCTTCAGCCCCTGGGGGCTCAGGAATGCCTCCCTGGTCACCTATTACACCAGTTCTGGAGAAGACATCCTCATTGGCGGCTTGAAGCCATTCACCAAATACGAGTTTGCAGTGCAGTCTCACGGCGTGGACATGGATGGGCCTTTCGGCTCTGTGGTGGAGCGCTCCACCCTGCCTGACCGGCCCTCCACACCCCCATCCGACCTGCGACTGAGCCCCCTGACACCGTCCACGGTTCGGCTGCACTGGTGCCCCCCCACAGAGCCCAACGGGGAGATCGTCGAGTATCTGATCCTGTACAGCAGCAACCACACGCAGCCTGAGCACCAGTGGACCTTGCTCACCACGCAGGGAAACATCTTCAGTGCTGAGGTCCATGGCCTGGAGAGCGACACTCGGTACTTCTTCAAGATGGGGGCGCGCACAGAGGTGGGACCTGGGCCTTTCTCCCGCCTGCAGGATGTGATCACGCTCCAGGAGAAGCTGTCAGACTCGCTGGACATGCACTCAGTCACGGGCATCATCGTGGGTGTCTGCCTGGGCCTCCTCTGCCTCCTGGCCTGCATGTGTGCTGGCCTGCGCCGCAGCCCCCACAGGGAATCCCTCCCAGGCCTGTCCTCCACCGCCACCCCCGGGAATCCCGCGCTGTACTCCAGAGCTCGGCTTGGCCCCCCCAGCCCCCCAGCTGCCCATGAATTGGAGTCCCTTGTGCACCCCCATCCCCAGGACTGGTCCCCGCCACCCTCAGACGTGGAGGACAGGGCTGAAGTGCACAGCCTTATGGGTGGCGGTGTTTCTGAAGGCCGGAGTCACTCCAAAAGAAAGATCTCCTGGGCTCAACCAAGCGGGCTGAGCTGGGCTGGTTCCTGGGCAGGCTGTGAGCTGCCCCAGGCAGGCCCCCGGCCGGCTCTGACCCGGGCCCTGCTGCCCCCTGCTGGAACTGGGCAGACGCTGTTGCTGCAGGCTCTGGTGTACGACGCCATAAAGGGCAATGGGAGGAAGAAGTCACCCCCAGCCTGCAGGAACCAGGTGGAGGCTGAAGTCATTGTCCACTCTGACTTTAGTGCATCTAACGGGAACCCTGACCTCCATCTCCAAGACCTGGAGCCTGAGGACCCCCTGCCTCCAGAGGCTCCTGATCTCATCTCGGGTGTTGGGGATCCAGGGCAGGGGGCAGCCTGGCTGGACAGGGAGTTGGGAGGGTGTGAGCTGGCAGCCCCCGGGCCAGACAGACTTACCTGCTTGCCAGAGGCAGCCAGTGCTTCCTGCTCCTACCCGGACCTCCAGCCAGGCGAGGTGCTAGAGGAGACCCCTGGAGATAGCTGCCAGCTCAAATCCCCCTGCCCTCTAGGAGCCAGCCCAGGCCTGCCCAGATCCCCGGTCTCCTCCTCTGCCTAGCTCTTCCCAGAGGATGTGGTTTGGGGCAGGCAGGTATGGATCACATAGGATGCGATACCTGTGGCCGTGTATGTCCACATGTGTGCCTGTAGATACATCATCAAGCCCTTTGGAGCTTCCTAAGTTGCTTTGGCTGAGGGGAGAGGAAAACATGGATTATTCACTCCCCCCATACTCTTTGTGATACACATGTGACATGTGAAAGACATACGAGACATAGCTACATGTGATGTGCACATGTGTGAAGTGCATGTATGCGTACTGGTTGTTGAGCTGGGAAACCGTGGCCCAGGCAGTGGTCACTACAGCCTGATTGGTCCTCCAGGTCAGAACGGTGCCCCACAGTGGTCAGTCCCCAGCCCTGTGGGCCCCCACCTCCATCGCCCAGCCTTTTATTACACACTCTGAGAGTGTCTCCAATGCCTGTCTGACAAAGACAGTCCCAGCCCATTCTCCTGTCTGGCTGGGTTGGGTGCAAGCAGGCTCTGAATGCCTGGCATTTCAGCTGCATCACCTCCCAGCTCCTTATTGCCCAAATAGAGAGGGTGGCCCTGGCTCCCCTCCGAGCAACTCTGCATTTAATTTTGTAATCTGGGAAGTGCCTGGTTTTGAAAATCCGCTTTCTCTCACTCTTCCCCTCCTTCCTTGCCCCTGGCTGCTCTAGTGTTCTGTCTCCCAGTCACCTCGCTCTCCCAGCACCAGTGCCCTTCTCCTGCTCCCAGATACTCTTTCCTTTCCTCTCTCCTGTTTTCCTTCCTCTGCTATCTCTCACACCTCTCCCAGACTATGTCATCTTGTTCTCCTGCCTGGGTTCAAACTCTGCATCCTTCTCTAACAACGTGACTACCTCATGTCTGCTTCAAGGCCCCCGTGCCCTTCCTGTATCCGCGGCTGCCGCGCACTCGCCTGCCATCCTCCTGCCTCCTCTTCACTCAGTGCTTCTGCTTGCCCTGCCCCAGGCAGCCCACCCACGCCCAGTCCGGGTGTGGAGAAGATCTTCTGGCTTCCCTGCATCTTGCCTTTGGGATTGGGATCCAAGGGTTCTCCATGGATGGATCCAAGTCATAGAGGGGAATGTTTGAGACAGGGAAGGGGGCTGTGATCCAGAGGCTCAGAATAAAAAGATGCCCTCCCTTCTATGCAGGGGGGCAAGTTTACTGGATGGAGATGATTTGGGCCTCTCTTCCAGAAGAAGCTAAAGGAAGAGAAGGGGAGTGAGAGTTCAGGGAGGCCCTTCCCACCCTGTGAGGCTTGACTTGATCTGGATTGGGGATGACAGGAATCTCACCCTCTGGGGTGCTGGCAAGGAGGTCTTTGCACAGGAAAAGGGGTAGCTCATTTCAGTTTGTTTTTTCTTTAAATTGAATCCTCAAGTCATTTTCTGTTCACCTGCCGCACAGGGACAAGCTTGACTTCTATTTTCTGTGTAGTGAAAACAATGTCATTTATTTGGTTTTTCACCTCAGCCCTCTCATAGGAGCATAGAATGTTAGGGTCTTTACTCCCTAATGATGTCTGATTGGCACATCAAGAGTTAACTCTGCCTTCTGGGCCAAATTCGAAATAACCAGTCCATTTTTCCTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTAAATGGTGGAATGTCTCTCAGCACAGTTGCGGCTTCCTCAAACCCTGAAAGCATCTGTGTTTATTATACTCGGGTGTCACTCACTGTTGATGTCTGCACCTACGTTTCCACCTCCTCCCCCTCCTTCAGCCAGCCTATGATAACACTAAAGATTATTAATGTTGGTTTTGTATCTCGTTAAAGACAGAATTGTCACTTGTAGTATTTCTGTAGCATTCAGCGCTGCTGTGGCTAACACCACTGTGTATGTTTCATCATTGCTCTGAAGGTCAAAAGCCTCATTTTATTTTGCTGGTTTGATTTTTTTTTTTTAAAGAAGAAAAAAAAACTGCCCTGAATTAAATGGCTGTTTTAACAGTAGGCTCTTAGCATTATACCACATAGTCATTTTTCATGTTCTTGTTTAACAGGCACTGAGGTTCTGGTTTAAATTAAATAGCTGCAAATGAGACAATTTATAACCCATTAGGTTGGGTGGAAAATTGTTTCTCAAAAGCAAATAAGTAATAAATCTGGTATCTGCCTATAACTCACAGTTGATAAGAAAGTGGCCATTTCTCACTAGCACTATATATGATTTGGGCTCTGGGTAATTTGGAAGTGTTAGGTTTGTGTCTTTGTAGCAGTATTTTTATTAGAAAAGAATCTATTGGCCTTTTACAGGGTATTAATCCCTTTGTCACCTACCATTGATGCCTTAAGTTTTCTGAGTCTCAATTAAAAATCTTCCTTTTCTTGATGCATGACAAGTGTAATCAGTACTTGCTCATTTATTTGTCTGTATTTAGTTTATGCTGTACTATTTAATTATCCTTCCAGCGTTTTTTTTTTCTCCTTACAAATATGATACTCTTTAGTGTTAAGCTAAGGCATTGATTCATGTATCTGTCCTTATAATGAATTAATAAACTATTTTCCAG NOV11a, CG55379-04 ProteinSequence SEQ ID NO: 134 1254 aa MW at 13408.7kDMARGDAGRGRGLLALTFCLLAARGELLLPQETTVELSCGVGPLQVILGPEQAAVLNCSLGAAAAGPPTRVTWSKDGDTLLEHDHLHLLPNGSLWLSQPLAPNGSDESVPEAVGVIEGNYSCLAHCPLGVLASQTAVVKLASLADFSLHPESQTVEENGTARFECHIEGLPAPIITWEKDQVTLPEEPRLIVLPNGVLQILDVQESDAGPYRCVATNSARQHFSQEALLSVAHRGSLASTRGQDVVIVAAPENTTVVSGQSVVMECVASADPTPFVSWVRDGKPISTDVIVLGRTNLLIANAQPWHSGVYVCRANKPRTRDFATAAAELRVLLAAPAITQAPEALSRTRASTARFVCRASGEPRPALRWLHNGAPLRPNGRVKVQGGGGSLVITQIGLQDAGYYQCVAENSAGMACAAASLAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMHSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFAVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNPSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKEGEWGDQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKVYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSMHNQSHVPFAPAELKVQAKMESLVVSWQPPPHPTQISGYKLYWREVGAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVGPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVKLVAFNKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFTTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYTSSGEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGSVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNHTQPEHQWTLLTTQGNIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDSLDMHSVTGIIVGVCLGLLCLLACMCAGLRRSPHRESLPGLSSTATPGNPALYSRARLGPPSPPAAHELESLVHPHPQDWSPPPSDVEDRAEVHSLMGGGVSEGRSHSKRKISWAQPSGLSWAGSWAGCELPQAGPRPALTRALLPPAGTGQTLLLQALVYDAIKGNGRKKSPPACRNOVEAEVIVHSDFSASNGNPDLHLQDLEPEDPLPPEAPDLISGVGDPGQGAAWLDRELGGCELAAPGPDRLTCLPEAASASCSYPDLQPGEVLEETPGDSCQLKSPCPLGASPGLPRSPVSSSA NOV11b, CG55379-01 SEQ ID NO: 135 3741 bp DNA Sequence ORFStart: ATG at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceATGGCGCGGGGGGACGCCGGCCGCGGCCGCGGGCTCCTCGCGTTGACCTTCTGCCTGTTGGCCGCGCGCGGGGAGCTGCTGTTGCCCCAGGAGACGACTGTGGAGCTGAGCTGTGGAGTGGGGCCACTGCAAGTGATCCTGGGCCCAGAGCAGGCTGCAGTGCTAAACTGTAGCCTGGGGGCTGCTGCCGCTGGACCCCCCACCAGGGTGACCTGGAGCAAGGATGGGGACACCCTGCTGGAGCACGACCACTTACACCTGCTGGCCAATGGTTCCCTGTGGCTGTCCCAGCCACTAGCACCCAATGGCAGTGACGAGTCAGTCCCTGAGGCTGTCGGGGTCATTGAAGGCAACTATTCGTGCCTACCCCACGGNCCCCCTCGAGTGCTGGCCAGCCAGACTGCTGTCGTCAAGCTTGCCAGTCTCGCAGACTTCTCTCTGCACCCGGAGTCTCAGACGGTGGAGGAGAACGGGACAGCTCGCTTTGAGTGCCACATTGAAGGGCTGCCAGCTCCCATCATTACTTGGGAGAAGGACCAGGTGACATTGCCTGAGGAGCCTCGGCTCATCGTGCTTCCCAACGGCGTCCTTCAGATCCTGGATGTTCAGGAGAGTGATGCAGGCCCCTACCGCTGCGTGGCCACCAACTCAGCTCGCCAGCACTTCAGCCAGGAGGCCCTACTCAGTGTGGCCCACAGAGGTTCCCTGGCGTCCACCAGGGGGCAGGACGTGGTCATTGTGGCAGCCCCAGAGAACACCACAGTGGTGTCTGGCCAGAGTGTGGTGATGGAATGTGTGGCCTCAGCTGACCCCACCCCTTTTGTGTCCTGGGTCCGAGACGGGAAGCCCATCTCCACAGATGTCATCGTCCTGGGCCGCACCAACCTACTAATTGCCAACGCGCAGCCCTGGCACTCCGGCGTCTATGTCTGCCGCGCCAACAAGCCCCGCACGCGCGACTTCGCCACTGCAGCCGCTGAGCTCCGTGTGCTGCTAGCGGCTCCCGCCATCACTCAGGCGCCCGAGGCGCTGTCGCGGACGCGGGCGAGCACAGCGCGCTTCGTGTGCCGCGCGTCGGGGGAGCCGCGGCCAGCGCTGCGCTGGCTGCACAACGGGGCGCCGCTGCGGCCCAACGGGCGCGTCAAGGTCCAGGGCGGCGGTGGCAGCCTGGTCATCACACAGATCGGCCTGCAGGACGCCGGCTACTACCAGTGCGTGGCTGAGAACAGCGCGGGAATGGCGTGCGCTGCCGCGTCGCTGGCCGTGGTGGTGCGCGAGGGGCTGCCCAGCGCCCCCACGCGGGTCACTGCTACGCCACTGAGCAGCTCCGCTGTGTTGGTGGCCTGGGAGCGGCCCGAGATGCACAGCGAGCAGATCATCGGCTTCTCTCTCCACTACCAGAAGGCACGGGGTATGGACAATGTGGAATACCAGTTTGCAGTGAACAACGACACCACAGAACTACAGGTTCGGGACCTGGAACCCAACACAGATTATGAGTTCTACGTGGTGGCCTACTCCCAGCTGGGAGCCAGCCGCACCTCCACCCCAGCACTGGTGCACACACTGGATGATGTCCCCAGTGCAGCACCCCAGCTCTCCCTGTCCAGCCCCAACCCTTCGGACATCAGGGTGGCGTGGCTGCCCCTGCCCCCCAGCCTGAGCAATGGGCAGGTGGTGAAGTACAAGATAGAATACGGTTTGGGAAAGGAAGATCAGATTTTCTCTACTGAGGTGCGAGGAAATGAGACACAGCTTATGCTGAACTCGCTTCAGCCAAACAAGGTGTATCGAGTACGGATTTCGGCTGGTACAGCAGCCGGCTTCGGGGCCCCCTCCCAGTGGATGCATCACAGGACGCCCAGTATGCACAACCAGAGCCATGTCCCTTTTGCCCCTGCAGAGTTGAAGGTGCAGGCAAAGATGGAGTCCCTGGTCGTGTCATGGCAGCCACCCCCTCACCCCACCCAGATCTCTGGCTACAAACTATATTGGCGGGAGGTGGGGGCTGAGGAGGAGGCCAATGGCGATCGCCTGCCAGGGGGCCGTGGAGACCAGGCTTGGGATGTGGGGCCTGTCCGGCTCAAGAAGAAAGTGAAGCAGTATGAGCTGACCCAGCTAGTCCCTGGCCGGCTGTACGAGGTGAAGCTCGTGGCTTTCAACAAACATGAGGATGGCTATGCAGCAGTGTGGAAGGGCAAGACGGAGAAGGCGCCGGCACCAGACATGCCTATCCAGAGGGGACCACCCCTGCCTCCAGCCCACGTCCATGCGGAATCAAACAGCTCCACATCCATCTGGCTTCGGTGGAAAAAGCCAGATTTCACCACAGTCAAGATTGTCAACTACACTGTGCGCTTCAGCCCCTGGGGGCTCAGGAATGCCTCCCTGGTCACCTATTACAGTTCTGGAGAAGACATCCTCATTGGCGGCTTGAAGCCATTCACCAAATACGAGTTTGCAGTGCAGTCTCACGGCGTGGACATGGATGGGCCTTTCGGCTCTGTGGTGGAGCGCTCCACCCTGCCTGACCGTCCCTCCACACCCCCATCCGACCTGCGACTGAGCCCCCTGACACCGTCCACGGTTCGGCTGCACTGGTGCCCCCCCACAGAGCCCAACGGGGAGATCGTGGAGTATCTGATCCTGTACAGCAGCAACCACACGCAGCCTGAGCACCAGTGGACCTTGCTCACCACGCAGGGTGAGGGAAACATCTTCAGTGCTGAGGTCCATGGCCTGGAGAGCGACACTCGGTACTTCTTCAAGATGGGGGCGCGCACAGAGGTGGGACCTGGGCCTTTCTCCCGCCTGCAGGATGTGATCACGCTCCAGGAGAAGCTGTCAGACTCGCTGGACATGCACTCAGTCACGGGCATCATCGTGGGTGTCTGCCTGGGCCTCCTCTGCCTCCTGGCCTGCATGTGTGCTGGCCTGCGCCGCAGCCCCCACAGGGAATCCCTCCCAGGCCTGTCCTCCACCGCCACCCCCGGGAATCCCGCGCTGTACTCCAGAGCTCGGCTTGGCCCCCCCAGCCCCCCAGCTGCCCATGAATTGGAGTCCCTTGTGCACCCCCATCCCCAGGACTGGTCCCCGCCACCCTCAGACGTGGAGGACAGGGCTGAAGTGCACAGCCTTATGGGTGGCGGTGTTTCTGAAGGCCGGAGTCACTCCAAAAGAAAGGTAAGTGCTCAACCAAGCGGGCTGAGCTGGGCTGGTTCCTGGGCAGGCTGTGAGCTGCCCCAGGCAGGCCCCCGGCCGGCTCTGACCCGGGCCCTGCTGCCCCCTGCTGGAACTGGGCAGACGCTGTTGCTGCAGGTTCTCTGCTCTGATCAGGGCAATGGGAGGAAGAAGTCACCCCCAGCCTGCAGGAACCAGGTGGAGGCTGAAGTCATTGTCCACTCTGACTTTAGTGCATCTAACGGGAACCCTGACCTCCATCTCCAAGACCTGGAGCCTGAGGACCCCCTGCCTCCAGAGGCTCCTGATCTCATCTCGGGTGTTGGGGATCCAGGGCAGGGGGCAGCCTGGCTGGACAGGGAGTTGGGAGGGTGTGAGCTGGCAGCCCCCGGGCCAGACAGACTTACCTGCTTGCCAGAGGCAGCCAGTGCTTCCTGCTCCTACCCGGACCTCCAGCCAGGCGAGGTGCTAGAGGAGACCCCTGGAGATAGCTGCCAGCTCAAATCCCCCTGCCCTCTAGGAGCCAGCCCAGGCCTGCCCAGATCCCCGGTCTCCTCCTCT NOV11b, CG55379-01 ProteinSequence SEQ ID NO: 136 1247 aa MW at 133821.8kDMARGDAGRGRGLLALTFCLLAARGELLLPQETTVELSCGVGPLQVILGPEQAAVLNCSLGAAAAGPPTRVTWSKDGDTLLEHDHLHLLANGSLWLSQPLAPNGSDESVPEAVGVIEGNYSCLAHGPPRVLASQTAVVKLASLADFSLHPESQTVEENGTARFECHIEGLPAPIITWEKDQVTLPEEPRLIVLPNGVLQILDVQESDAGPYRCVATNSARQHFSQEALLSVAHRGSLASTRGQDVVIVAAPENTTVVSGQSVVMECVASADPTPFVSWVRDGKPISTDVIVLGRTNLLIANAQPWHSGVYVCRANKPRTRDFATAAAELRVLLAAPAITQAPEALSRTRASTARFVCRASGEPRPALRWLHNGAPLRPNGRVKVQGGGGSLVITQIGLQDAGYYQCVAENSAGMACAAASLAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMHSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFAVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNPSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKEDQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKVYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSMHNQSHVPFAPAELKVQAKMESLVVSWQPPPHPTQISGYKLYWREVGAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVGPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVKLVAFNKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFTTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYSSGEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGSVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNHTQPEHQWTLLTTQGEGNIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDSLDMHSVTGIIVGVCLGLLCLLACMCAGLRRSPHRESLPGLSSTATPGNPALYSRARLGPPSPPAAHELESLVHPHPQDWSPPPSDVEDRAEVHSLMGGGVSEGRSHSKRKVSAQPSGLSWAGSWAGCELPQAGPRPALTRALLPPAGTGQTLLLQVLCSDQGNGRKKSPPACRNQVEAEVIVHSDFSASNGNPDLHLQDLEPEDPLPPEAPDLISGVGDPGQGAAWLDRELGGCELAAPGPDRLTCLPEAASASCSYPDLQPGEVLEETPGDSCQLKSPCPLGASPGLPRSPVSSS NOV11c, 258065951 SEQ ID NO: 137 1609 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start:at 1 ORF Stop: at 1609GGTACCGCGTCGCTGGCCGTGGTGGTGCGCGAGGGGCTGCCCAGCGCCCCCACGCGGGTCACTGCTACGCCACTGAGCAGCTCCGCTGTGTTGGTGGCCTGGGAGCGGCCCGAGATGCACAGCGAGCAGATCATCGGCTTCTCTCTCCACTACCAGAAGGCACGGGGCATGGACAATGTGGAATACCAGTTTGCAGTGAACAACGACACCACAGAACTACAGGTTCGGGACCTGGAACCCAACACAGATTATGAGTTCTACGTGGTGGCCTACTCCCAGCTGGGAGCCAGCCGCACCTCCACCCCAGCACTGGTGCACACACTGGATGATGTCCCCAGTGCAGCACCCCAGCTCTCCCTGTCCAGCCCCAACCCTTCGGACATCAGGGTGGCGTGGCTGCCCCTGCCCCCCAGCCTGAGCAATGGGCAGGTGGTGAAGTACAAGATAGAATACGGTTTGGGAAAGGAAGATCAGATTTTCTCTACTGAGGTGCGAGGAAATGAGACACAGCTTATGCTGAACTCGCTTCAGCCAAACAAGGTGTATCGAGTACGGATTTCGGCTGGTACAGCAGCCGGCTTCGGGGCCCCCTCCCAGTGGATGCATCACAGGACGCCCAGTATGCACAACCAGAGCCATGTCCCTTTTGCCCCTGCAGAGTTGAAGGTGCAGGCAAAGATGGAGTCCCTGGTCGTGTCATGGCAGCCACCCCCTCACCCCACCCAGATCTCTGGCTACAAACTATATTGGCGGGAGGTGGGGGCTGAGGAGGAGGCCAATGGCGATCGCCTGCCAGGGGGCCGTGGAGACCAGGCTTGGGATGTGGGGCCTCTCCGGCTCAAGAAGAAAGTGAAGCAGTATGAGCTGACCCAGCTAGTCCCTGGCCGGCTGTACGAGGTGAAGCTCGTGGCTTTCAACAAACATGAGGATGGCTATGCAGCAGTGTGGAAGGGCAAGACGGAGAAGGCGCCGGCACCAGACATGCCTATCCAGAGGGGACCACCCCTGCCTCCAGCCCACGTCCATGCGGAATCAAACAGCTCCACATCCATCTGGCTTCGGTGGAAAAAGCCAGATTTCACCACAGTCAAGATTGTCAACTACACTGTGCGCTTCAGCCCCTGGGGGCTCAGGAATGCCTCCCTGGTCACCTATTACACCAGTTCTGGAGAAGACATCCTCATTGGCGGCTTGAAGCCATTCACCAAATACGAGTTTGCAGTGCAGTCTCACGGCGTGGACATGGATGGGCCTTTCGGCTCTGTGGTGGAGCGCTCCACCCTGCCTGACCGGCCCTCCACACCCCCATCCGACCTGCGACTGAGCCCCCTGACACCGTCCACGGTTCGGCTGCACTGCTGCCCCCCCACAGAGCCCAACGGGGAGATCGTGGAGTATCTGATCCTGTACAGCAGCAACCACACGCAGCCTGAGCACCAGTGGACCTTGCTCACCACGCAGGGAAACATCTTCAGTGCTGAGGTCCATGGCCTGGAGAGCGACACTCGGTACTTCTTCAAGATGGGGGCGCGCACAGAGGTGGGACCTGGGCCTTTCTCCCGCCTGCAGGATGTGATCACGCTCCAGGAGAAGCTGTCAGACTCGGTCG NOV11c, 258065951 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 138 536 aa MW at59532.7kDGTASLAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMHSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFAVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNPSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKEDQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKVYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSMHNQSHVPFAPAELKVQAKMESLVVSWQPPPHPTQISGYKLYWREVGAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVGPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVKLVAFNKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFTTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYTSSGEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGSVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNHTQPEHQWTLLTTQGNIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDSV Nov11d, 209886264 SEQ ID NO: 139 1611 bp DNASequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceGGTACCGCGTCGCTGGCCGTGGTGGTGCGCGAGGGGCTGCCCAGCGCCCCCACGCGGGTCACTGCTACGCCACTGAGCAGCTCCGCTGTGTTGGTGGCCTGGGAGCGGCCCGAGATGCCCAGCGAGCAGATCATCGGCTTCTCTCTCCACTACCAGAAGGCACGGCGCATGGACAATGTGGAATACCAGTTTGCAGTGAACAACGACACCACAGAACTACAGGTTCGGGACCTGGAACCCAACACAGATTATGAGTTCTACGTGGTGGCCTACTCCCAGCTGGGAGCCAGCCGCACCTCCACCCCAGCACTGGTGCACACACTGGATGATGTCCCCAGTGCAGCACCCCAGCTCTCCCTGTCCAGCCCCAACCCTTCGGACATCAGGGTGGCGTGGCTGCCCCTGCCCCCCAGCCTGAGCAATGGGCAGGTGGTGAAGTACAAGATAGAATACGGTTTGGGAAAGGAAGATCAGATTTTCTCTACTGAGGTGCGAGGAAATGAGACACAGCTTATGTTGAACTCGCTTCAGCCAAACAAGGTGTATCGAGTACCGATTTCGGCTGGTACAGCAGCCGGCTTCGGGGCCCCCTCCCAGTGGATGCATCACAGGACGCCCAGTATGCACAACCAGAGCCATGTCCCTTTTGCCCCTGCAGAGTTGAAGGTGCAGGCAAAGATGGAGTCCCTGGTCGTATCATGGCAGCCACCCCCTCACCCCACCCAGATCTCTGGCTACAAACTATATTGGCGGCAGGTGGGGGCTGAGGAGGAGGCCAATGGCGATCGCCTGCCAGGGGGCCGTGGAGACCAGGCTTGGGATGTGGGGCCTGTCCGGCTCAAGAAGAAAGTGAAGCAGTATGAGCTGACCCAGCTAGTCCCTGGCCGGCTGTACGAGGTGAAGCTCGTGGCTTTCAACAAACATGAGGATGGCTATGCAGCAGTGTGGAAGGGCAAGACGGAGAAGGCGCCGGCACCAGACATGCCTATCCAGAGGGGACCACCCCTGCCTCCAGCCCACGTCCATGCGGAATCAAACAGCTCCACATCCATCTGGCTTCGGTGGAAAAAGCCAGATTTCACCACAGTCAAGATTGTCAACTACACTGTGCGCTTCAGCCCCTGGGGGCTCAGGAATGCCTCCCTGGTCACCTATTACACCAGTTCTGGAGAAGACATCCTCATTGGCGGCTTGAAGCCATTCACCAAATACGAGTTTGCAGTGCAGTCTCACGGCGTGGACATGGATGGGCCTTTCGGCTCTGTGGTGGAGCGCTCCACCCTGCCTGACCGGCCCTCCACACCCCCATCCGACCTGCGACTGAGCCCCCTGACGCCGTCCACGGTTCGGCTGCACTGGTGCCCCCCCACAGAGCCCAACGGGGAGATCGTGGAGTATCTGATCCTGTACAGCAGCAACCACACGCAGCCTGAGCACCAGTGGACCTTGCTCACCACGCAGGGAAACATCTTCAGTGCTGAGGTCCATGGCCTGGAGAGCGACACTCGGTACTTCTTCAAGATGGGGGCGCGCACAGAGGTGGGACCTGGGCCTTTCTCCCGCCTGCAGGATGTGATCACGCTCCAGGAGAAGCTGTCAGACTCGGTCGAC NOV11d, 209886264 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 140 537 aa MW at59607.7kDGTASLAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMPSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFAVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNPSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKEDQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKVYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSMHNQSHVPFAPAELKVQAKMESLVVSWQPPPHPTQISGYKLYWREVGAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVGPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVKLVAFNKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFTTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYTSSGEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGSVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNHTQPEHQWTLLTTQGNIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDSVD NOV11e, 209886345 SEQ ID NO: 141 1672 bp DNASequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: at 1672GGTACCGCGTCGCTGGCCGTGGTGGTGCGCGAGGGGCTGCCCAGCGCCCCCACGCGGGTCACTGCTACGCCACTGAGCAGCTCCGCTGTGTTGGTGGCCTGGGAGCGGCCCGAGATGCCCAGCGAGCAGATCATCGGCTTCTCTCTCCACTACCAGAAGGCACGGGGCATGGACAATGTGGAATACCAGTTTGCAGTGAACAACGACACCACAGAACTACAGGTTCGGGACCTGGAACCCAACACAGATTATGAGTTCTACGTGGTGGCCTACTCCCAGCTGGGAGCCAGCCGCACCTCCACCCCAGCACTGGTGCACACACTGGATGATGTCCCCAGTGCAGCACCCCAGCTCTCCCTGTCCAGCCCCAACCCTTCGGACATCAGGGTGGCGTGGCTGCCCCTGCCCCCCAGCCTGAGCAATGGGCAGGTGCTGAAGTACAAGATAGAATACGGTTTGGGAAAGGAAGATCAGATTTTCTCTACTGAGGTGCGAGGAAATGAGACACAGCTTATGTTGAACTCGCTTCAGCCAAACAAGGTGTATCGAGTACGGATTTCGGCTGGTACAGCAGCCGGCTTCGGGGCCCCCTCCCAGTGGATGCATCACAGGACGCCCAGTATGCACAACCAGAGCCATGTCCCTTTTGCCCCTGCAGAGTTGAAGGTGCAGGCAAGGATGGAGTCCCTGGTCGTGTCATGGCAGCCACCCCCTCACCCCACCCAGATCTCTGGCTACAAACTATATTGGCGGGAGGTGGGGGCTGAGGAGGAGGCCAATGGCGATCGCCTGCCAGGGGGCCGTGGAGACCAGGCTTGGGATGTGGGGCCTGTCCGGCTCAAGAAGAAAGTGAAGCAGTATGAGCTGACCCAGCTAGTCCCTGGCCGGCTGTACGAGGTGAAGCTCGTGGCTTTCAACAAACATGAGGATGGCTATGCAGCAGTGTGGAAGGGCAAGACGGAGAACGCGCCGGCACCAGACATGCCTATCCAGAGGGGACCACCCCTGCCTCCAGCCCACGTCCATGCGGAATCAAACAGCTCCACATCCATCTGGCTTCGGTGGAAAAAGCCAGATTTCACCACAGTCAAGATTGTCAACTACACTGTGCGCTTCAGCCCCTGGGGGCTCAGGAATGCCTCCCTGGTCACCTATTACACCAGTTCTGGAGAAGACATCCTCATTGGCGGCTTGAAGCCATTCACCAAATACGAGTTTGCAGTGCAGTCTCACGGCGTGGACATGGATGGGCCTTTCGGCTCTGTGGTGGAGCGCTCCACCCTGCCTGACCGGCCCTCCACACCCCCATCCGACCTGCGACTGAGCCCCCTGACGCCGTCCACGGTTCGGCTGCACTGGTGCCCCCCCACAGAGCCCAACGGGGAGATCGTGGAGTATCTGATCCTGTACAGCAGCAACCACACGCAGCCTGAGCACCAGTGGACCTTGCTCACCACGCAGGGAAACATCTTCAGTGCTGAGGTCCATGGCCTGGAGAGCGACACTCGGTACTTCTTCAAGATGGGGGCGCGCACAGAGGTGGGACCTGGGCCTTTCTCCCGCCTGCAGGATGTGATCACGCTCCAGGAGAAGCTGTCAGACTCGGTCGACAGCTTCTCCTGGAGCGTGATCACAGCCCCTCGCGCACCACCACGGCCAGCGACGCGGTACCNOV11e, 209886345 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 142 557 aa MW at 61878.3kDGTASLAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMPSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFAVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNPSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKEDQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKVYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSMHNQSHVPFAPAELKVQARMESLVVSWQPPPHPTQISGYKLYWREVCAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVCPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVKLVAFHKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFTTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYTSSGEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGSVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNHTQPEHQWTLLTTQGNIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDSVDSFSWSVITAPRAPPRPATRY NOV11f, 209886357 SEQ IDNO: 143 1611 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceGGTACCGCGTCGCTGGCCGTGGTGGTGCGCGAGGGGCTGCCCAGCGCCCCCACGCGGGTCACTGCTACGCCACTGAGCAGCTCCGCTGTGTTGGTGGCCTGGGAGCGGCCCGAGATGCCCAGCGAGCAGATCATCGGCTTCTCTCTCCACTACCAGAAGGCACGGGGCATGGACAATGTGGAATACCAGTTTGCAGTGAACAACGACACCACAGAACTACAGGTTCGGGACCTGGAACCCAACACAGATTATGAGTTCTACGTGGTGGCCTACTCCCAGCTGGGAGCCAGCCGCACCTCCACCCCAGCACTGGTGCACACACTGGATGATGTCCCCAGTGCAGCACCCCAGCTCTCCCTGTCCAGCCCCAACCCTTCGGACATCAGGGTGGCGTGGCTGCCCCTGCCCCCCAGCCTGAGCAATGGGCAGGTGGTGAAGTACAAGATAGAATACGGTTTGGGAAAGGAAGATCAGATTTTCTCTACTGAGGTGCGAGGAAATGAGACACAGCTTATGTTGAACTCGCTTCAGCCAAACAAGGTGTATCGAGTACGGATTTCGGCTGGTACAGCAGCCGGCTTCGGGGCCCCCTCCCAGTGGATGCATCACAGGACGCCCAGTATGCACAACCAGAGCCATGTCCCTTTTGCCCCTGCAGAGTTGAAGGTGCAGGCAAAGATGGAGTCCCTGGTCGTGTCATGGCAGCCACCCCCTCACCCCACCCAGATCTCTGGCTACAAACTATATTGGCGGGAGGTGGGGGCTGAGGAGGAGGCCAATGGCGATCGCCTGCCAGGGGGCCGTGGAGACCAGGCTTGGGATGTGGGGCCTGTCCGGCTCAAGAAGAAAGTGAAGCAGTATGAGCTGACCCAGCTAGTCCCTGGCCGGCTGTACGAGGTGAAGCTCGTGGCTTTCAACAAACATGAGGATGGCTATGCAGCAGTGTGGAAGGGCAACACGGAGAAGGCGCCGGCACCAGACATGCCTATCCAGAGGGGACCACCCCTGCCTCCAGCCCACGTCCATGCGGAATCAAACAGCTCCACATCCATCTGGCTTCGGTGGAAAAAGCCAGATTTCACCACAGTCAAGATTGTCAACTACACTGTGCGCTTCAGCCCCTGGGGGCTCAGGAATGCCTCCCTGGTCACCTATTACACCAGTTCTGGAGAAGACATCCTCATTGGCGGCTTGAAGCCATTCACCAAATACGAGTTTGCAGTGCAGTCTCACGGCGTGGACATGGATGGGCCTTTCGGCTCTGTGGTGGAGCGCTCCACCCTGCCTGACCGGCCCTCCACACCCCCATCCGACCTGCGACTGAGCCCCCTGACGCCGTCCACGGTTCGGCTGCACTGGTGCCCCCCCACAGAGCCCAACGGGGAGATCGTGGAGTATCTGATCCTGTACAGCAGCAACCACACGCAGCCTGAGCACCAGTGGACCTTGCTCACCACGCAGGGAAACATCTTCAGTGCTGAGGTCCATGGCCTGGAGAGCGACACTCGGTACTTCTTCAAGATGGGGGCGCGCACAGAGGTGGGACCTGGGCCTTTCTCCCGCCTGCAGGATGTGATCACGCTCCAGGAGAAGCTGTCAGACTCGGTCGAC NOV11f, 209886357 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 144 537 aa MW at59607.7kDGTASLAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMPSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFAVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNPSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKEDQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKVYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSMHNQSHVPFAPAELKVQAKMESLVVSWQPPPHPTQISGYKLYWREVGAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVGPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVKLVAFNKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFTTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYTSSGEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGSVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNHTQPEHQWTLLTTQGNIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDSVD NOV11g, CG55379-02 SEQ ID NO: 145 1611 bp DNASequence ORF Start: at 7 ORF Stop: at 1606GGTACCGCGTCGCTGGCCGTGGTGGTGCGCGAGGGGCTGCCCAGCGCCCCCACGCGGGTCACTGCTACGCCACTGAGCAGCTCCGCTGTGTTGGTGGCCTGGGAGCGGCCCGAGATGCCCAGCGAGCAGATCATCGGCTTCTCTCTCCACTACCAGAAGGCACGCGGCATGGACAATGTGGAATACCAGTTTGCAGTGAACAACGACACCACAGAACTACAGGTTCGGGACCTGGAACCCAACACAGATTATGAGTTCTACGTGGTGGCCTACTCCCAGCTGGGAGCCAGCCGCACCTCCACCCCAGCACTGGTGCACACACTGGATGATGTCCCCAGTGCAGCACCCCAGCTCTCCCTGTCCAGCCCCAACCCTTCGGACATCAGGGTGGCGTGGCTGCCCCTGCCCCCCAGCCTGAGCAATGGGCAGGTGGTGAAGTACAAGATAGAATACGGTTTGGGAAAGGAAGATCAGATTTTCTCTACTGAGGTGCGAGGAAATGAGACACAGCTTATGTTGAACTCGCTTCAGCCAAACAAGGTGTATCGAGTACGGATTTCGGCTGGTACAGCAGCCGGCTTCGGGGCCCCCTCCCAGTGGATGCATCACAGGACGCCCAGTATGCACAACCAGAGCCATGTCCCTTTTGCCCCTGCAGAGTTGAAGGTGCAGGCAAAGATGGAGTCCCTGGTCGTATCATGGCAGCCACCCCCTCACCCCACCCAGATCTCTGGCTACAAACTATATTGGCGGGAGGTGGGGGCTGAGGAGGAGGCCAATGGCGATCGCCTGCCAGGGGGCCGTGGAGACCAGGCTTGGGATGTGGGGCCTGTCCGGCTCAAGAAGAAAGTGAAGCAGTATGAGCTGACCCAGCTAGTCCCTGGCCGGCTGTACGAGGTGAAGCTCGTGGCTTTCAACAAACATGAGGATGGCTATGCAGCAGTGTGGAAGGGCAAGACGGAGAAGGCGCCGGCACCAGACATGCCTATCCAGAGGGGACCACCCCTGCCTCCAGCCCACGTCCATGCGGAATCAAACAGCTCCACATCCATCTGGCTTCGGTGGAAAAAGCCAGATTTCACCACAGTCAAGATTGTCAACTACACTGTGCGCTTCAGCCCCTGGGGGCTCAGGAATGCCTCCCTGGTCACCTATTACACCAGTTCTGGAGAAGACATCCTCATTGGCGGCTTGAAGCCATTCACCAAATACGAGTTTGCAGTGCAGTCTCACGGCGTGGACATGGATGGGCCTTTCGGCTCTGTGGTGGAGCGCTCCACCCTGCCTGACCGGCCCTCCACACCCCCATCCGACCTGCGACTGAGCCCCCTGACGCCGTCCACGGTTCGGCTGCACTGGTCCCCCCCCACAGAGCCCAACGGGGAGATCGTGGAGTATCTGATCCTGTACACCAGCAACCACACGCAGCCTGAGCACCAGTGGACCTTGCTCACCACGCAGGGAAACATCTTCAGTGCTGAGGTCCATGGCCTGGAGAGCGACACTCGGTACTTCTTCAAGATGGGGGCGCGCACAGAGGTGGGACCTGGGCCTTTCTCCCGCCTGCAGGATGTGATCACGCTCCAGGAGAAGCTGTCAGACTCGGTCGAC NOV11g, CG55379-02 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 146 533 aa MW at59235.4kDASLAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMPSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFAVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNPSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKEDQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKVYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSMHNQSHVPFAPAELKVQAKMESLVVSWQPPPHPTQISGYKLYWREVGAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVGPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVKLVAFNKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFTTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYTSSGEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGSVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNHTQPEHQWTLLTTQGNIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDS NOV11h, CG55379-03 SEQ ID NO: 147 1672 bp DNASequence ORF Start: at 7 ORF Stop: at 1606GGTACCGCGTCGCTGGCCGTGGTGGTGCGCGAGGGGCTGCCCAGCGCCCCCACGCGGGTCACTGCTACGCCACTGAGCAGCTCCGCTGTGTTGGTGGCCTGGGAGCGGCCCGAGATGCCCAGCGAGCAGATCATCGGCTTCTCTCTCCACTACCAGAGGCACGGGGCATGGACAATGTGGAATACCAGTTTGCAGTGAACAACGACACCACAGAACTACAGGTTCGGGACCTGGAACCCAACACAGATTATGAGTTCTACGTGGTGGCCTACTCCCAGCTGGGAGCCAGCCGCACCTCCACCCCAGCACTGGTGCACACACTGGATGATGTCCCCAGTGCAGCACCCCAGCTCTCCCTGTCCAGCCCCAACCCTTCGGACATCAGGGTGGCGTGGCTGCCCCTGCCCCCCAGCCTGAGCAATGGGCAGGTGGTGAAGTACAAGATAGAATACGGTTTGGGAAAGGAAGATCAGATTTTCTCTACTGAGGTGCGAGGAAATGAGACACAGCTTATGTTGAACTCGCTTCAGCCAAACAAGGTGTATCGAGTACGGATTTCGGCTGGTACAGCAGCCGGCTTCGGGGCCCCCTCCCAGTGGATGCATCACAGGACGCCCAGTATGCACAACCACAGCCATGTCCCTTTTGCCCCTGCAGAGTTGAAGGTGCAGGCAAGGATGGAGTCCCTGGTCGTGTCATGGCAGCCACCCCCTCACCCCACCCAGATCTCTGGCTACAAACTATATTGGCGGGAGGTGGGGGCTGAGGAGGAGGCCAATGGCGATCGCCTGCCAGGGGGCCGTGGAGACCAGGCTTGGGATGTGGGGCCTGTCCGGCTCAAGAAGAAAGTGAAGCAGTATGAGCTGACCCAGCTAGTCCCTGGCCGGCTGTACGAGGTGAAGCTCGTGGCTTTCAACAAACATGAGGATGGCTATGCAGCAGTGTGGAAGGGCAAGACGCAGAAGGCGCCGGCACCAGACATGCCTATCCAGAGGGGACCACCCCTGCCTCCAGCCCACGTCCATGCGGAATCAAACAGCTCCACATCCATCTGGCTTCCGTGGAAAAAGCCAGATTTCACCACAGTCAAGATTGTCAACTACACTGTGCGCTTCAGCCCCTGGGGGCTCAGGAATGCCTCCCTGGTCACCTATTACACCAGTTCTGGAGAAGACATCCTCATTGGCGGCTTGAAGCCATTCACCAAATACGAGTTTGCAGTGCAGTCTCACGGCGTGGACATGGATGGGCCTTTCGGCTCTGTGGTGGAGCGCTCCACCCTGCCTGACCGGCCCTCCACACCCCCATCCGACCTGCGACTGACCCCCCTGACGCCGTCCACGGTTCGGCTGCACTGGTGCCCCCCCACAGAGCCCAACGGGGAGATCGTGGAGTATCTGATCCTGTACAGCAGCAACCACACGCAGCCTGAGCACCAGTGGACCTTGCTCACCACGCAGGGAAACATCTTCAGTGCTGAGGTCCATGGCCTGGAGAGCGACACTCGGTACTTCTTCAAGATGGGGGCGCGCACAGAGGTGGGACCTGGGCCTTTCTCCCGCCTGCAGGATGTGATCACGCTCCAGGAGAAGCTGTCAGACTCGGTCGACAGCTTCTCCTGGAGCGTGATCACAGCCCCTCGCGCACCACCACGGCCAGCGACGCGGTACCNOV11h, CG55379-03 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 148 533 aa MW at59263.4kDASLAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMPSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFAVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNPSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKEDQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKVYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSMHNQSHVPFAPAELKVQARMESLVVSWQPPPHPTQISGYKLYWREVGAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVGPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVKLVAFNKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFTTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYTSSGEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGSVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNHTQPEHQWTLLTTQGNIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDS

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 11B. TABLE 11B Comparison ofthe NOV11 protein sequences. NOV11aMARGDAGRGRGLLALTFCLLAARGELLLPQETTVELSCGVGPLQVILGPEQAAVLNCSLG NOV11bMARGDAGRGRGLLALTFCLLAARGELLLPQETTVELSCGVGPLQVILGPEQAAVLNCSLG NOV11c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11aAAAAGPPTRVTWSKDGDTLLEHDHLHLLPNGSLWLSQPLAPNGSDESVPEAVGVIEGNYS NOV11bAAAAGPPTRVTWSKDGDTLLEHDHLHLLANGSLWLSQPLAPNGSDESVPEAVGVIEGNYS NOV11c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11aCLAHGPLGVLASQTAVVKLASLADFSLHPESQTVEENGTARFECHIEGLPAPIITWEKDQ NOV11bCLAHGPPRVLASQTAVVKLASLADFSLHPESQTVEENGTARFECHIEGLPAPIITWEKDQ NOV11c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11aVTLPEEPRLIVLPNGVLQILDVQESDAGPYRCVATNSARQHFSQEALLSVAHRGSLASTR NOV11bVTLPEEPRLIVLPNGVLQILDVQESDAGPYRCVATNSARQHFSQEALLSVAHRGSLASTR NOV11c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11aGQDVVIVAAPENTTVVSGQSVVMECVASADPTPFVSWVRDGKPISTDVIVLGRTNLLIAN NOV11bGQDVVIVAAPENTTVVSGQSVVMECVASADPTPFVSWVRDGKPISTDVIVLGRTNLLIAN NOV11c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11aAQPWHSGVYVCRANKPRTRDFATAAAELRVLLAAPAITQAPEALSRTRASTARFVCRASC NOV11bAQPWHSGVYVCRANKPRTRDFATAAAELRVLLAAPAITQAPEALSRTRASTARFVCRASG NOV11c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11aEPRPALRWLHNGAPLRPNGRVKVQGGGGSLVITQIGLQDAGYYQCVAENSAGMACAAASL NOV11bEPRPALRWLHNGAPLRPNGRVKVQGGGGSLVITQIGLQDAGYYQCVAENSAGMACAAASL NOV11c-------------------------------------------------------GTASL NOV11d-------------------------------------------------------GTASL NOV11e-------------------------------------------------------GTASL NOV11f-------------------------------------------------------GTASL NOV11g---------------------------------------------------------ASL NOV11h---------------------------------------------------------ASL NOV11aAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMHSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFA NOV11bAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMHSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFA NOV11cAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMHSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFA NOV11dAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMPSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFA NOV11eAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMPSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFA NOV11fAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMPSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFA NOV11gAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMPSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFA NOV11hAVVVREGLPSAPTRVTATPLSSSAVLVAWERPEMPSEQIIGFSLHYQKARGMDNVEYQFA NOV11aVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNP NOV11bVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNP NOV11cVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNP NOV11dVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNP NOV11eVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNP NOV11fVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNP NOV11gVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNP NOV11hVNNDTTELQVRDLEPNTDYEFYVVAYSQLGASRTSTPALVHTLDDVPSAAPQLSLSSPNP NOV11aSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKEGEWGDQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKV NOV11bSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKE----DQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKV NOV11cSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKE----DQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKV NOV11dSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKE----DQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKV NOV11eSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKE----DQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKV NOV11fSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKE----DQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKV NOV11gSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKE----DQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKV NOV11hSDIRVAWLPLPPSLSNGQVVKYKIEYGLGKE----DQIFSTEVRGNETQLMLNSLQPNKV NOV11aYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSMHNQSHVPFAPAELKVQAKMESLVVSWQPPPHPT NOV11bYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSNHNQSHVPFAPAELKVQAKMESLVVSWQPPPHPT NOV11cYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSMHNQSHVPFAPAELKVQAKMESLVVSWQPPPHPT NOV11dYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSMHNQSHVPFAPAELKVQAKMESLVVSWQFPPHPT NOV11eYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSMHNQSHVPFAPAELKVQARMESLVVSWQPPPHPT NOV11fYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSMHNQSNVPFAPAELKVQAKMESLVVSWQPPPHPT NOV11gYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSMHNQSHVPFAPAELKVQAKMESLVVSWQPPPHPT NOV11hYRVRISAGTAAGFGAPSQWMHHRTPSMHNQSHVPFAPAELKVQARMESLVVSWQPPPHPT NOV11aQISGYKLYWREVGAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVGPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVK NOV11bQISGYKLYWREVGAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVGPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVK NOV11cQISGYKLYWREVGAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVGPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVK NOV11dQISGYKLYWREVGAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVGPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVK NOV11eQISGYKLYWREVGAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVGPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVK NOV11fQISGYKLYWREVGAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVGPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVK NOV11gQISGYKLYWREVGAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVGPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVK NOV11hQISCYKLYWREVGAEEEANGDRLPGGRGDQAWDVGPVRLKKKVKQYELTQLVPGRLYEVK NOV11aLVAFNKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFT NOV11bLVAFNKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFT NOV11cLVAFNKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFT NOV11dLVAFNKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFT NOV11eLVAFNKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFT NOV11fLVAFNKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFT NOV11gLVAFNKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFT NOV11hLVAFNKHEDGYAAVWKGKTEKAPAPDMPIQRGPPLPPAHVHAESNSSTSIWLRWKKPDFT NOV11aTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYTSSGEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGS NOV11bTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYSS-GEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGS NOV11cTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYTSSGEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGS NOV11dTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYTSSGEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGS NOV11eTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYTSSGEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGS NOV11fTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYTSSGEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGS NOV11gTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYTSSGEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGS NOV11hTVKIVNYTVRFSPWGLRNASLVTYYTSSGEDILIGGLKPFTKYEFAVQSHGVDMDGPFGS NOV11aVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNHTQPEHQW NOV11bVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNHTQPENQW NOV11cVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNHTQPEHQW NOV11dVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNHTQPEHQW NOV11eVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNHTQPEHQW NOV11fVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNHTQPEHQW NOV11gVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNHTQPEHQW NOV11hVVERSTLPDRPSTPPSDLRLSPLTPSTVRLHWCPPTEPNGEIVEYLILYSSNNTQPEHQW NOV11aTLLTTQG--NIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDSLDMH NOV11bTLLTTQGEGNIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDSLDMH NOV11cTLLTTQG--NIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDSV--- NOV11dTLLTTQG--NIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDSVD-- NOV11eTLLTTQG--NIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDSVDSF NOV11fTLLTTQC--NIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDSVD-- NOV11gTLLTTQG--NIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDS---- NOV11hTLLTTQG--NIFSAEVHGLESDTRYFFKMGARTEVGPGPFSRLQDVITLQEKLSDS---- NOV11aSVTGIIVGVCLGLLCLLACMCAGLRRSPHRESLPGLSSTATPGNPALYSRARLGPPSPPA NOV11bSVTGIIVGVCLGLLCLLACMCAGLRRSPHRESLPGLSSTATPGNPALYSRARLGPPSPPA NOV11c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11eSWSVITAPRAPPRPATRY------------------------------------------ NOV11f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11aAHELESLVHPHPQDWSPPPSDVEDRAEVHSLMGGGVSEGRSHSKRKISWAQPSGLSWAGS NOV11bAHELESLVHPHPQDWSPPPSDVEDRAEVHSLMGGGVSEGRSHSKRK-VSAQPSGLSWAGS NOV11c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11aWAGCELPQAGPRPALTRALLPPAGTGQTLLLQALVYDAIKGNGRKKSPPACRNQVEAEVI NOV11bWAGCELPQAGPRPALTRALLPPAGTGQTLLLQVLCSD--QGNGRKKSPPACRNQVEAEVI NOV11c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11aVHSDFSASNGNPDLHLQDLEPEDPLPPEAPDLISGVGDPGQGAAWLDRELGGCELAAPGP NOV11bVHSDFSASNGNPDLHLQDLEPEDPLPPEAPDLISGVGDPGQGAAWLDRELGGCELAAPGP NOV11c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11aDRLTCLPEAASASCSYPDLQPGEVLEETPGDSCQLKSPCPLGASPGLPRSPVSSSA NOV11bDRLTCLPEAASASCSYPDLQPGEVLEETPGDSCQLKSPCPLGASPGLPRSPVSSS- NOV11c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11h------------------------------------------------------------ NOV11a (SEQID NO: 134) NOV11b (SEQ ID NO: 136) NOV11c (SEQ ID NO: 138) NOV11d (SEQID NO: 140) NOV11e (SEQ ID NO: 142) NOV11f (SEQ ID NO: 144) NOV11g (SEQID NO: 146) NOV11h (SEQ ID NO: 148)

Further analysis of the NOV11a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 11C. TABLE 11C Protein Sequence Properties NOV11a SignalPCleavage site between residues 25 and 26 analysis: PSORT II PSG: a newsignal peptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 10; pos. chg3; neg. chg 1 H-region: length 12; peak value 10.30 PSG score: 5.90 GvH:von Heijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold:−2.1): 1.11 possible cleavage site: between 24 and 25 >>> Seems to havea cleavable signal peptide (1 to 24) ALOM: Klein et al's method for TMregion allocation Init position for calculation: 25 Tentative number ofTMS(s) for the threshold 0.5: 1 Number of TMS(s) for threshold 0.5: 1INTEGRAL Likelihood = −11.89 Transmembrane 963-979 PERIPHERAL Likelihood=  0.90 (at 321) ALOM score: −11.89 (number of TMSs: 1) MTOP: Predictionof membrane topology (Hartmann et al.) Center position for calculation:12 Charge difference: −5.0 C(−2.0)-N(3.0) N >= C: N-terminal side willbe inside >>> membrane topology: type 1a (cytoplasmic tail 980 to 1254)MITDISC: discrimination of mitochondrial targeting seq R content: 4 HydMoment(75): 11.83 Hyd Moment(95): 5.63 G content:  5 D/E content: 2 S/Tcontent:  1 Score: −4.74 Gavel: prediction of cleavage sites formitochondrial preseq R-2 motif at 33 ARG|EL NUCDISC: discrimination ofnuclear localization signals pat4: none pat7: PVRLKKK (4) at 696bipartite: none content of basic residues: 8.2% NLS Score: −0.13 KDEL:ER retention motif in the C-terminus: none ER Membrane RetentionSignals: XXRR-like motif in the N-terminus: ARGD none SKL: peroxisomaltargeting signal in the C-terminus: none PTS2: 2nd peroxisomal targetingsignal: none VAC: possible vacuolar targeting motif: none RNA-bindingmotif: none Actinin-type actin-binding motif: type 1: none type 2: noneNMYR: N-myristoylation pattern: none Prenylation motif: none memYQRL:transport motif from cell surface to Golgi: none Tyrosines in the tail:too long tail Dileucine motif in the tail: found LL at 1097 LL at 1107checking 63 PROSITE DNA binding motifs: none checking 71 PROSITEribosomal protein motifs: none checking 33 PROSITE prokaryotic DNAbinding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's method for Cytoplasmic/Nucleardiscrimination Prediction: cytoplasmic Reliability: 55.5 COIL: Lupas'salgorithm to detect coiled-coil regions total: 0 residues Final Results(k = {fraction (9/23)}): 55.6%: endoplasmic reticulum 22.2%: Golgi11.1%: plasma membrane 11.1%: extracellular, including cell wall >>prediction for CG55379-04 is end (k = 9)

A search of the NOV11a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table11D. TABLE 11D Geneseq Results for NOV11a NOV11a Residues/ Identities/Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent Match Similarities for theExpect Identifier #,Date] Residues Matched Region Value AAG65914 Aminoacid sequence of GSK gene Id 1 . . . 1254 1248/1255 (99%) 0.0 27142 -Homo sapiens, 1250 aa. 1 . . . 1250 1249/1255 (99%) [WO200172961-A2, 04OCT. 2001] AAU77405 Human NOV1 protein, homologue of 1 . . . 12531237/1255 (98%) 0.0 NOPE/PUNC Ig proteins - Homo 1 . . . 1247 1239/1255(98%) sapiens, 1247 aa. [WO200206329-A2, 24 JAN. 2002] AAE05251 MouseNope (neighbour of punc ell) 1 . . . 1253 1093/1256 (87%) 0.0 protein -Mus musculus, 1252 aa. 1 . . . 1249 1146/1256 (91%) [WO200149714-A2, 12JUL. 2001] ABP69002 Human polypeptide SEQ ID NO 332 . . . 1254   919/923(99%) 0.0 1049 - Homo sapiens, 980 aa. 62 . . . 980   919/923 (99%)[WO200270539-A2, 12 SEP. 2002] AAE05252 Mouse Nope (neighbour of puncell) 24 . . . 958   843/937 (89%) 0.0 extracellular domain - Musmusculus, 1 . . . 932   879/937 (92%) 932 aa. [WO200149714-A2, 12 JUL.2001]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV11a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table11E. TABLE 11E Public BLASTP Results for NOV11a NOV11a Protein Residues/Identities/ Accession Match Similarities for the Expect NumberProtein/Organism/Length Residues Matched Portion Value Q8TDY8 HDDM36 -Homo sapiens 1 . . . 1254 1248/1255 (99%) 0.0 (Human), 1250 aa. 1 . . .1250 1249/1255 (99%) Q9EQS9 DDM36 - Mus musculus (Mouse), 1 . . . 12531100/1256 (87%) 0.0 1252 aa. 1 . . . 1249 1151/1256 (91%) Q9EQS8DDM36E - Mus musculus (Mouse), 1 . . . 1253 1100/1256 (87%) 0.0 1253 aa.1 . . . 1250 1151/1256 (91%) Q9JLI1 Neighbor of Punc ell protein - Mus 1. . . 1253 1093/1256 (87%) 0.0 musculus (Mouse), 1252 aa. 1 . . . 12491146/1256 (91%) Q9HCE4 Hypothetical protein KIAA1628 - 332 . . . 1254  919/923 (99%) 0.0 Homo sapiens (Human), 980 aa 62 . . . 980   919/923(99%) (fragment).

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV11a protein contains the domainsshown in the Table 11F. TABLE 11F Domain Analysis of NOV11a Identities/Similarities Pfam for the Expect Domain NOV11a Match Region MatchedRegion Value ig 157 . . . 214 15/61 (25%) 4.2e−07 42/61 (69%) ig 258 . .. 313 19/59 (32%) 1.3e−08 42/59 (71%) ig 349 . . . 407 18/62 (29%)2.5e−05 42/62 (68%) fn3 429 . . . 515 27/88 (31%) 3.1e−21 72/88 (82%)fn3 527 . . . 617 25/92 (27%) 1.3e−12 62/92 (67%) fn3 634 . . . 73328/103 (27%)  1.4e−08 72/103 (70%)  fn3 754 . . . 839 24/88 (27%)4.7e−09 57/88 (65%) fn3 851 . . . 939 28/91 (31%) 1.7e−14 73/91 (80%)

Example 12

The NOV12 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 12A. TABLE 12A NOV12 Sequence AnalysisNOV12a, CG55688-01 SEQ ID NO: 149 1887 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at81 ORF Stop: TAA at 1224GCGCACGGCCTGTCCGCTGCACACCAGCTTGTTGGCGTCTTCGTCGCCGCGCTCGCCCCGGGCTACTCCTGCGCGCCACAATGAGCTCCCGCATCGCCAGGGCGCTCGCCTTAGTCGTCACCCTTCTCCACTTGACCAGGCTGGCGCTCTCCACCTGCCCCGCTGCCTGCCACTGCCCCCTGGAGGCGCCCAAGTGCGCGCCGGGAGTCGGGCTGGTCCGGGACGGCTGCGGCTGCTGTAAGGTCTGCGCCAAGCAGCTCAACGAGGACTGCAGCAAAACGCAGCCCTGCGACCACACCAAGGGGCTGGAATGCAACTTCGGCGCCAGCTCCACCGCTCTGAAGGGGATCTGCAGAGCTCAGTCAGAGGGCAGACCCTGTGAATATAACTCCAGAATCTACCAAAACGGGGAAAGTTTCCAGCCCAACTGTAAACATCAGTGCACATGTATTGATGGCGCCGTGGGCTGCATTCCTCTGTGTCCCCAAGAACTATCTCTCCCCAACTTGGGCTGTCCCAACCCTCGGCTGGTCAAAGTTACCGGGCAGTGCTGCGAGGAGTGGGTCTGTGACGAGGATAGTATCAAGGACCCCATGGAGGACCAGGACGGCCTCCTTGGTAAGGAGCTGGGATTCGATGCCTCCGAGGTGGAGTTGACGAGAAACAATGAATTGATTGCAGTTGCAAAAGGCAGCTCACTGAAGCGGATCCCTGTTTTTGGAATGGAGCCTCGCATCCGATACAACCCTTTACAAGGCCAGAAATGTATTGTTCAAACAACTTCATGGTCCCAGTGCTCAAAGACCTGTGGAACTGGTATCTCCACACGAGTTACCAATGACAACCCTGAGTGCCGCCTTGTGAAAGAAACCCGCATTTGTGAGGTGCGGCCTTGTGGACAGCCAGTGTACAGCAGCCTGAAAAAGGGCAAGAAATGCAGCAAGACCAAGAAATCCCCCGAACCAGTCAGGTTTACTTACGCTGGATGTTTGAGTGTGAAGAAATACCGGCCCAAGTACTGCGGTTCCTGCGTGGACGGCCGATGCTGCACGCCCCAGCTGACCAGGACTGTGAAGATGCGGTTCGCCTGCGAAGATGGGGAGACATTTTCCAAGAACGTCATGATGATCCAGTCCTGCAAATGCAACTACAACTGCCCGCATGCCAATGAAGCAGCGTTTCCCTTCTACAGGCTGTTCAATGACATTCACAAATTTAGGGACTAAATGCTACCTGGGTTTCCAGGGCACACCTAGACAAACAAGGGAGAAGAGTGTCAGAATCAGAATCATGGAGAAAATGGGCGGGGGTGGTGTGGGTGATGGGACTCATTGTAGAAAGGAAGCCTTGCTCATTCTTGAGGAGCATTAAGGTATTTCGAAACTGCCAAGGGTGCTGGTGCGGATGGACACTAATGCAGCCACGATTGGAGAATACTTTGCTTCATAGTATTGGAGCACATGTTACTGCTTCATTTTGGAGCTTGTGGAGTTGATGACTTTCTGTTTTCTGTTTGTAAATTATTTGCTAAGCATATTTTCTCTAGGCTTTTTTCCTTTTGGGGTTCTACAGTCGTAAAAGAGATAATAAGATTAGTTGGACAGTTTAAAGCTTTTATTCGTCCTTTGACAAAAGTAAATGGGAGGGCATTCCATCCCTTCCTGAAGGGGGACACTCCATGAGTGTCTGTGAGAGGCAGCTATCTGCACTCTAAACTGCAAACAGAAATCAGGTGTTTTAAGACTGAATGTTTTATTTATCAAAATGTAGCTTTTGGGGAGGGAGGGGAAATGTAATACTGGAATAATTTGTAAATGATTTTAATTTTATATTCAGTGAAAAGATTTTATTTATGGAATTAACCATTTAATAAAGAAATATTTACCT NOV12a,CG55688-01 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 150 381 aa MW at 42069.1kDMSSRIARALALVVTLLHLTRLALSTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVRDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIYQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDSIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRIPVFGMEPRIRYNPLQGQKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCSKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNVMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRD NOV12b, 254087906 SEQ ID NO: 151 1158 bp DNA SequenceORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceAGATCTACCATGAGCTCCCGCATCGCCAGGGCGCTCGCCTTAGTCGTCACCCTTCTCCACTTGACCAGGCTGGCGCTCTCCACCTGCCCCGCTGCCTGCCACTGCCCCCTGGAGGCGCCCAAGTGCGCGCCGGGAGTCGCGCTGGTCCGGGACGGCTGCGGCTGCTGTAAGGTCTGCGCCAAGCAGCTCAACGAGGACTGCAGCAAAACGCAGCCCTGCGACCACACCAAGGGGCTGGAATGCAACTTCGGCGCCAGCTCCACCGCTCTGAAGGGGATCTGCAGAGCTCAGTCAGAGGGCAGACCCTGTGAATATAACTCCAGAATCTACCAAAACGGGGAAAGTTTCCAGCCCAACTGTAAACATCAGTGCACATGTATTGATGGCGCCGTGGGCTGCATTCCTCTGTGTCCCCAAGAACTATCTCTCCCCAACTTGGGCTGTCCCAACCCTCGGCTGGTCAAAGTTACCGGGCAGTGCTGCGAGGAGTGGGTCTGTGACGAGGATAGTATCAAGGACCCCATGGAGGACCAGGACGGCCTCCTTGGCAAGGAGCTGGGATTCGATGCCTCCGAGGTGGAGTTGACGAGAAACAATGAATTGATTGCAGTTGGAAAAGGCAGCTCACTGAAGCGGCTCCCTGTTTTTGGAATGGAGCCTCGCATCCTATACAACCCTTTACAAGGCCAGAAATGTATTGTTCAAACAACTTCATGGTCCCAGTGCTCAAAGACCTGTGGAACTGGTATCTCCACACGAGTTACCAATGACAACCCTGAGTGCCGCCTTGTGAAAGAAACCCGGATTTGTGAGGTGCGGCCTTGTGGACAGCCAGTGTACAGCAGCCTGAAAAAGGGCAAGAAATGCAGCAAGACCAAGAAATCCCCCGAACCAGTCAGGTTTACTTACGCTGGATGTTTGAGTGTGAAGAAATACCGGCCCAAGTACTGCGGTTCCTGCGTGGACGGCCGATGCTGCACGCCCCAGCTGACCAGGACTGTGAAGATGCGGTTCCGCTGCGAAGATGGGGAGACATTTTCCAAGAACGTCATGATGATCCAGTCCTGCAAATGCAACTACAACTGCCCGCATGCCAATGAAGCAGCGTTTCCCTTCTACAGGCTGTTCAATGACATTCACAAATTTAGGGACCTCGAG NOV12b,254087906 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 152 386 aa MW at 42612.7kDRSTMSSRIARALALVVTLLHLTRLALSTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVRDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIYQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDSIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCSKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNVMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRDLE NOV12c, 259278648 SEQ ID NO: 153 204 bp DNASequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceAGATCTTGTGAATATAACTCCAGAATCTACCAAAACGGGGAAAGTTTCCAGCCCAACTGTAAACATCAGTGCACATGTATTGATGGCGCCGTGGGCTGCATTCCTCTGTCTCCCCAAGAACTATCTCTCCCCAACTTGGGCTGTCCCAACCCTCGGCTGGTCAAAGTTACCGGGCAGTGCTGCGAGGAGTGGGTCTGTCTCGAG NOV12c,259278648 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 154 68 aa MW at 7576.6kDRSCEYNSRIYQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCLENOV12d, 259280032 SEQ ID NO: 155 228 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORFStop: end of sequenceAGATCTTGCCCCGCTGCCTGCCACTGCCCCCTGGAGGCGCCCAAGTGCGCGCCGGGAGTCGGGCTGGTCCGGGACGGCTGCGGCTGCTGTAAGGTCTGCGCCAAGCAGCTCAACGAGGACTGCAGCAAAACGCAGCCCTGCGACCACACCAAGGGGCTGGAATGGAACTTCGGCGCCAGCTCCACCGCTCTGAAGGGGATCTGCAGAGCTCAGTCAGAGGGCCTCGAG NOV12d, 259280032 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 156 76 aa MW at7856.9kDRSCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVRDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGLE NOV12e, 254756530 SEQ ID NO: 157 228 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1ORF Stop: end of sequenceAGATCTTGCCCCGCTGCCTGCCACTGCCCCCTGGAGGCGCCCAAGTGCGCGCCGGGAGTCGGGCTGGTCCGGGACGGCTGCGGCTGCTGTAAGGTCTGCGCCAAGCAGCTCAACGAGGACTGCAGCAAAACGCAGCCCTGCGACCACACCAAGGGGCTGGAATGCAACTTCGGCGCCAGCTCCACCGCTCTGAAGGGGATCTGCAGAGCTCAGTCAGAGGGCCTCGAG NOV12e, 254756530 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 158 76 aa MW at7856.9kDRSCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVRDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGLE NOV12f, 229509618 SEQ ID NO: 159 1228 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at3 ORF Stop: at 1227TGTACAAGAAAGCTGGGTCGCCGCGCCCACCCTTCACCACCATGAGCTCCCGCATCGCCAGGGCGCTCGCCTTAGTCGTCACCCTTCTCCACTTGACCAGGCTGGCGCTCTCCACCTGCCCCGCTGCCTGCCACTGCCCCCTGGAGGCGCCCAAGTGCGCGCCGGGAGTCGGGCTGGTCCGGGACGGCTGCGGCTCCTGTAAGGTCTGCGCCAAGCAGCTCAACGAGGACTGCAGCAAAACGCAGCCCTGCGACCACACCAAGGGGCTGGAATGCAACTTCGGCGCCAGCTCCACCGCTCTGAAGGGGATCTGCAGAGCTCAGTCAGAGGGCAGACCCTGTGAATATAACTCCAGAATCTACCAAAACGGGGAAAGTTTCCAGCCCAACTGTAAACATCAGTGCACATGTATTGATGGCGCCGTGGGCTGCATTCCTCTGTGTCCCCAAGAACTATCTCTCCCCAACTTGGGCTGTCCCAACCCTCGGCTGGTCAAAGTTACCGGGCAGTGCTGCGAGGAGTGGGTCTGTGACGAGGATAGTATCAAGGACCCCATGGAGGACCAGGACGGCCTCCTTGGCAAGGAGCTGGGATTCGATGCCTCCGAGGTGGAGTTGACGAGAAACAATGAATTGATTGCAGTTGGAAAAGGCAGCTCACTGAAGCGGCTCCCTGTTTTTGGAATGGAGCCTCGCATCCTATACAACCCTTTACAAGGCCAGAAATGTATTGTTCAAACAACTTCATGGTCCCAGTGCTAAACGACCTGTGGAACTGGTATCTCCACACGAGTTACCAATGACAACCCTGAGTGCCGCCTTGTGAAAGAAACCCGGATTTGTGAGGTGCGGCCTTGTGGACAGCCAGTGTACAGCAGCCTGAAAAAGGGCAAGAAATGCAGCAAGACCAAGAAATCCCCCGAACCAGTCAGGTTTACTTACGCTGGATGTTTGAGTGTGAAGAAATACCGGCCCAAGTACTGCGGTTCCTGCGTGGACGGCCGATGCTGCACGCCCCAGCTGACCAGGACTGTGAAGATGCGGTTCCGCTGCGAAGATGGGGAGACATTTTCCAAGAACGTCATGATGATCCAGTCCTGCAAATGCAACTACAACTGCCCGCATGCCAATGAAGCAGCGTTTCCCTTCTACAGGCTGTTCAATGACATTCACAAATTTAGGGACAAGGGTGGGCGCGCCCTTTCTCGAGTACGGCGGCCGCGGAGCCT NOV12f,229509618 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 160 408 aa MW at 45009.5kDYKKAGSARPPFTTMSSRIARALALVVTLLHLTRLALSTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVRDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIYQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDSIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCSKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNVMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRDKGGRALSRVRRPRS NOV12g, 229509658 SEQ ID NO:161 1111 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 2 ORF Stop: end of sequenceAGGCTCCGCGGCCGCCCCCTTCACCACCTGCCCCGCTGCCTGCCACTGCCCCCTGGAGGCGCCCAAGTGCGCGCCGGGAGTCGGGCTGGTCCGGGACGGCTGCGGCTGCTGTAAGGTCTGCGCCAAGCAGCTCAACCAGGACTGCAGCAAAACGCACCCCTGCGACCACACCAAGGGGCTGGAATGCAACTTCGGCGCCAGCTCCACCGCTCTGAAGGGGATCTGCAGAGCTCAGTCAGAGGGCAGACCCTGTGAATATAACTCCAGAATCTACCAAAACGGGGAAAGTTTCCAGCCCAACTGTAAACATCAGTGCACATGTATTGATGGCGCCGTGGGCTGCATTCCTCTGTGTCCCCAAGAACTATCTCTCCCCAACTTGGGCTGTCCCAACCCTCGGCTGGTCAAAGTTACCGGGCAGTGCTGCGAGGAGTGGGTCTGTGACGAGGATAGTATCAAGGACCCCATGGAGGACCAGGACGGCCTCCTTGGCAAGGAGCTGGGATTCGATGCCTCCGAGGTGGAGTTAACGAGAAACAATGAATTGATTGCAGTTGGAAAAGGCAGCTCACTGAAGCGGCTCCCTGTTTTTGGAATGGAGCCTCGCATCCTATACAACCCTTTACAAGGCCAGAAATGTATTGTTCAAACAACTTCATGGTCCCAGTGCTCAAAGACCTGTGGAACTGGTATCTCCACACGAGTTACCAATGACAACCCTGAGTGCCGCCTTGTGAAAGAAACCCGCATTTGTGAGGTGCGGCCTTGTGGACAGCCAGTGTACAGCAGCCTGAAAAAGGGCAAGAAATGCAGCAAGACCAAGAAATCCCCCGAACCAGTCAGGTTTACTTACGCTGGATGTTTGAGTGTGAAGAAATACCGGCCCAAGTACTGCGGTTCCTGCGTGGACGCCCGATGCTGCACGCCCCAGCTGACCAGGACTGTGAAGATGCGGTTCCGCTGCGAAGATGGGGAGACATTTTCCAAGAACGTCATGATGATCCAGTCCTGCAAATGCAACTACAACTGCCCGCATGCCAATGAAGCAGCGTTTCCCTTCTACAGGCTGTTCAATGACATTCACAAATTTAGGGACAAGGGTGGGCGCGCC NOV12g, 229509658 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 162 370aa MW at 40610.3kDGSAAAPFTTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVRDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIYQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDSIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCSKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNVMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRDKGGRA NOV12h, CG55688-02 SEQ ID NO: 163 1068 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start:at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceACCTGCCCCGCTGCCTGCCACTGCCCCCTGGAGGCGCCCAAGTGCGCGCCGGGAGTCGGGCTGGTCCGGGACGGCTGCGGCTGCTGTAAGGTCTGCGCCAAGCAGCTCAACGAGGACTGCAGCAAAACGCAGCCCTGCGACCACACCAAGGGGCTGGAATGCAACTTCGGCGCCAGCTCCACCGCTCTGAAGGGGATCTGCAGAGCTCAGTCAGAGGGCAGACCCTGTGAATATAACTCCAGAATCTACCAAAACGGGGAAAGTTTCCAGCCCAACTGTAAACATCAGTGCACATGTATTGATGGCGCCGTGGGCTGCATTCCTCTGTGTCCCCAAGAACTATCTCTCCCCAACTTGGGCTGTCCCAACCCTCGGCTGGTCAAAGTTACCGGGCAGTGCTGCGAGGAGTGGGTCTGTGACGAGGATAGTATCAAGGACCCCATGGAGGACCAGGACGGCCTCCTTGGCAAGGAGCTGGGATTCGATGCCTCCGAGGTGCAGTTGACGAGAAACAATGAATTGATTGCAGTTGGAAAAGGCAGCTCACTGAAGCGGCTCCCTGTTTTTGGAATGGAGCCTCGCATCCTATACAACCCTTTACAAGGCCAGAAATGTATTGTTCAAACAACTTCATGGTCCCAGTGCTCAAAGACCTGTGGAACTGGTATCTCCACACGAGTTACCAATGACAACCCTGAGTGCCGCCTTGTGAAAGAAACCCGGATTTGTGAGGTGCGGCCTTGTGGACAGCCAGTGTACAGCAGCCTGAAAAAGGGCAAGAAATGCAGCAAGACCAAGAAATCCCCCGAACCAGTCAGGTTTACTTACGCTGGATGTTTGAGTGTGAAGAAATACCGGCCCAAGTACTGCGGTTCCTGCGTGGACGGCCGATGCTGCACGCCCCAGCTGACCAGGACTGTGAAGATGCGGTTCCGCTGCGAAGATGGGGAGACATTTTCCAAGAACGTCATGATGATCCAGTCCTGCAAATGCAACTACAACTGCCCGCACGCCAATGAAGCAGCGTTTCCCTTCTACAGGCTGTTCAATGACATTCACAAATTTAGG NOV12h, CG55688-02Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 164 356 aa MW at 39322.9kDTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVRDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIYQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDSIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCSKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNVMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDINKFR NOV12i,CG55688-03 SEQ ID NO: 165 1198 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 2 ORF Stop:end of sequenceGTACAAAAAAGCAGGCTCCGCGGCCGCCCCCTTCACCACCATGAGCTCCCGCATCGCCAGGGCGCTCGCCTTAGTCGTCACCCTTCTCCACTTGACCAGGCTGGCGCTCTCCACCTGCCCCGCTGCCTGCCACTGCCCCCTGGAGGCGCCCAAGTGCGCGCCGGGAGTCGGGCTGGTCCGGGACGGCTGCGCCTGCTGTAAGGTCTGCGCCAAGCAGCTCAACGAGGACTGCAGCAAAACGCAGCCCTGCGACCACACCAAGGGGCTGGAATGCAACTTCGGCGCCAGCTCCACCGCTCTGAAGGGGATCTGCAGAGCTCAGTCAGAGGGCAGACCCTGTGAATATAACTCCAGAATCTACCAAAACGGGGAAAGTTTCCAGCCCAACTGTAAACATCAGTGCACATGTATTGATGGCGCCGTGGGCTGCATTCCTCTGTGTCCCCAAGAACTATCTCTCCCCAACTTGGGCTGTCCCAACCCTCGGCTGGTCAAAGTTACCGGGCAGTGCTGCGAGGAGTGGGTCTGTGACGAGGATAGTATCAAGGACCCCATGGAGGACCAGGACGGCCTCCTTGGCAAGGAGCTGGGATTCGATGCCTCCGAGGTGGAGTTGACGAGAAACAATGAATTGATTGCAGTTGGAAAAGGCAGCTCACTGAAGCGGCTCCCTGTTTTTGGAATGGAGCCTCGCATCCTATACAACCCTTTACAAGGCCAGAAATGTATTGTTCAAACAACTTCATGGTCCCAGTGCTCAAAGACCTGTGGAACTGGTATCTCCACACGAGTTACCAATGACAACCCTGAGTGCCGCCTTGTGAAAGAAACCCGGATTTGTGAGGTGCGGCCTTGTGGACAGCCAGTGTACAGCAGCCTGAAAAAGGGCAAGAAATGCAGCAAGACCAAGAAATCCCCCGAACCAGTCAGGTTTACTTACGCTGGATGTTTGAGTGTGAAGAAATACCGGCCCAAGTACTGCGGTTCCTGCGTGGACGGCCGATGCTGCACGCCCCAGCTGACCAGGACTGTGAAGATGCGGTTCCGCTGCGAAGATGGGGAGACATTTTCCAAGAACGTCATGATGATCCAGTCCTGCAAATGCAACTACAACTGCCCGCATGCCAATGAAGCAGCGTTTCCCTTCTACAGGCTGTTCAATGACATTCACAAATTTAGGGACAAGGGTGGGCGCGCC NOV12i, CG55688-03 Protein Sequence SEQID NO: 166 399 aa MW at 43790.1kDYKKAGSAAAPFTTMSSRIARALALVVTLLHLTRLALSTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVRDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIYQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDSIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCSKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNVMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRDKGGRA NOV12j, CG55688-04 SEQ ID NO: 1671111 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 2 ORF Stop: end of sequenceAGGCTCCGCGGCCGCCCCCTTCACCACCTGCCCCGCTGCCTGCCACTGCCCCCTGGAGGCGCCCAAGTGCGCGCCGGGAGTCGGGCTGGTCCGGGACGGCTGCGGCTGCTGTAAGGTCTGCGCCAAGCAGCTCAACGAGGACTGCAGCAAAACGCAGCCCTGCGACCACACCAAGGGGCTGGAATGCAACTTCGGCGCCAGCTCCACCGCTCTGAAGGGGATCTGCAGAGCTCAGTCAGAGGGCAGACCCTGTGAATATAACTCCAGAATCTACCAAAACGGGGAAAGTTTCCAGCCCAACTGTAAACATCAGTGCACATGTATTGATGGCGCCGTGGGCTGCATTCCTCTGTGTCCCCAAGAACTATCTCTCCCCAACTTGGGCTGTCCCAACCCTCGGCTGGTCAAAGTTACCGGGCAGTGCTGCGAGGAGTGGGTCTGTGACGAGGATAGTATCAAGGACCCCATGGAGGACCAGGACGGCCTCCTTGGCAAGGAGCTGGGATTCGATGCCTCCGAGGTGGAGTTAACGAGAAACAATGAATTGATTGCAGTTGGAAAAGGCAGCTCACTGAAGCGGCTCCCTGTTTTTGGAATCGAGCCTCGCATCCTATACAACCCTTTACAAGGCCAGAAATGTATTGTTCAAACAACTTCATGGTCCCAGTGCTCAAAGACCTGTGGAACTGGTATCTCCACACGAGTTACCAATGACAACCCTGAGTGCCGCCTTGTGAAAGAAACCCGGATTTGTGAGGTGCGGCCTTGTGGACAGCCAGTGTACAGCAGCCTGAAAAAGGGCAAGAAATGCAGCAAGACCAAGAAATCCCCCGAACCAGTCAGGTTTACTTACGCTGGATGTTTGAGTGTGAAGAAATACCGGCCCAAGTACTGCGGTTCCTGCGTGGACGGCCGATGCTGCACGCCCCAGCTGACCAGGACTGTGAAGATGCGGTTCCGCTGCGAAGATGGGGAGACATTTTCCAAGAACGTCATGATGATCCAGTCCTGCAAATGCAACTACAACTGCCCGCATGCCAATGAAGCAGCGTTTCCCTTCTACAGGCTGTTCAATGACATTCACAAATTTAGGGACAAGGGTGGGCGCGCC NOV12j, CG55688-04 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 168 370aa MW at 406 10.3kDGSAAAPFTTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVRDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIYQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDSIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCSKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNVMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRDKGGRA NOV12k, CG55688-05 SEQ ID NO: 169 1174 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start:ATG at 23 ORF Stop: at 1166 GAATTCGCCCTTCACCAGATCTATGAGCTCCCGCATCGCCAGGGCGCTCGCCTTAGTCGTCACCCTTCTCCACTTGACCAGGCTGGCGCTCTCCACCTGCCCCGCTGCCTGCCACTGCCCCCTGGAGGCGCCCAAGTGCGCGCCGGGAGTCGGGCTGGTCCGGGACGGCTGCGGCTGCTGTAAGGTCTGCGCCAAGCAGCTCAACGAGGACTGCAGCAAAACGCAGCCCTGCGACCACACCAAGGGGCTGGAATGCAACTTCGGCGCCAGCTCCACCGCTCTGAAGGGGATCTGCAGAGCTCAGTCAGAGGGCAGACCCTGTGAATATAACTCCAGAATCTACCAAAACGGGGAAAGTTTCCAGCCCAACTGTAAACATCAGTGCACATGTATTGATGGCGCCGTGGGCTGCATTCCTCTGTGTCCCCAAGAACTATCTCTCCCCAACTTGGGCTGTCCCAACCCTCGGCTGGTCAAAGTTACCGGGCAGTGCTGCGAGGAGTGGGTCTGTGACGAGGATAGTATCAAGGACCCCATGGAGGACCAGGACGGCCTCCTTGGCAAGGAGCTGGGATTCGATGCCTCCGAGGTGGAGTTGACGAGAAACAATGAATTGATTGCAGTTGGAAAAGGCAGCTCACTGAAGCGGCTCCCTGTTTTTGGAATGGAGCCTCGCATCCTATACAACCCTTTACAAGGCCAGAAATGTATTGTTCAAACAACTTCATGGTCCCAGTGCTCAAAGACCTGTGGAACTGGTATCTCCACACGAGTTACCAATGACAACCCTGAGTGCCGCCTTGTGAAAGAAACCCGGATTTGTGAGGTGCGGCCTTGTGGACAGCCAGTGTACAGCAGCCTGAAAAAGGGCAAGAAATGCAGCAAGACCAAGAAATCCCCCGAACCAGTCAGGTTTACTTACGCTGGATGTTTGAGTGTGAAGAAATACCGGCCCAAGTACTGCGGTTCCTGCGTGGACGGCCGATGCTGCACGCCCCAGCTGACCAGGACTGTGAAGATGCGGTTCCGCTGCGAAGATGGGGAGACATTTTCCAAGAACGTCATGATGATCCAGTCCTGCAAATGCAACTACAACTGCCCGCATGCCAATGAAGCAGCGTTTCCCTTCTACAGGCTGTTCAATGACATTCACAAATTTAGGGACCTCGAGGGC NOV12k, CG55688-05 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 170 381 aa MW at42026.1kDMSSRIARALALVVTLLHLTRLALSTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVRDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIYQINGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDSIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCSKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNVMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRD NOV12l, CG55688-06 SEQ ID NO: 171 1168 bp DNA SequenceORF Start: ATG at 14 ORF Stop: TAG at 1157 CACCGGATCCACCATGAGCTCCCGCATCGCCAGGGCGCTCGCCTTAGTCGTCACCCTTCTCCACTTGACCAGGCTGGCGCTCTCCACCTGCCCCGCTGCCTGCCACTGCCCCCTGGAGGCGCCCAAGTGCGCGCCGGGAGTCGGGCTGGTCCGGGACGGCTGCGGCTGCTGTAAGGTCTGCGCCAAGCAGCTCAACGAGGACTGCAGCAAAACGCAGCCCTGCGACCACACCAAGGGGCTGGAATGCAACTTCGGCGCCAGCTCCACCGCTCTGAAGGGGATCTGCAGAGCTCAGTCAGAGGGCAGACCCTGTGAATATAACTCCAGAATCTACCAAAACGGGGAAAGTTTCCAGCCCAACTGTAAACATCAGTGCACATGTATTGATGGCGCCGTCGGCTGCATTCCTCTGTGTCCCCAAGAACTATCTCTCCCCAACTTGGGCTGTCCCAACCCTCGGCTGGTCAAAGTTACCGGGCAGTGCTGCGAGGAGTGGGTCTGTGACCAGGATAGTATCAAGGACCCCATGGAGGACCAGGACGGCCTCCTTGGCAAGGAGCTGGGATTCGATGCCTCCGAGGTGGAGTTGACGAGAAACAATGAATTGATTGCAGTTGGAAAAGGCAGCTCACTGAAGCGGCTCCCTGTTTTTGGAATGGAGCCTCGCATCCTATACAACCCTTTACAAGGCCAGAAATGTATTGTTCAAACAACTTCATGGTCCCAGTGCTCAAAGACCTGTGGAACTGGTATCTCCACACGAGTTACCAATGACAACCCTGAGTGCCGCCTTGTGAAAGAAACCCGGATTTGTGAGGTGCGGCCTTGTGGACAGCCAGTGTACAGCAGCCTGAAAAAGGGCAAGAAATGCAGCAAGACCAAGAAATCCCCCGAACCAGTCAGGTTTACTTACGCTGGATGTTTGAGTGTGAAGAAATACCGGCCCAAGTACTGCGGTTCCTGCGTGGACGGCCGATGCTGCACGCCCCAGCTGACCAGGACTGTGAAGATGCGGTTCCGCTGCGAAGATGGGGAGACATTTTCCAAGAACGTCATGATGATCCAGTCCTGCAAATGCAACTACAACTGCCCGCATGCCAATGAAGCAGCGTTTCCCTTCTACAGGCTGTTCAATGACATTCACAAATTTAGGGACTAGGTCGACGGC NOV12l, CG55688-06 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 172 381 aa MWat 42026.1kDMSSRIARALALVVTLLHLTRLALSTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVRDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIYQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDSIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCSKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNVMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRD SEQ ID NO: 173 1887 bp NOV12m, SNP13376428 of ORFStart: ATG at 81 ORF Stop: TAA at 1224 CG55688-01, DNA Sequence SNP Pos:571 SNP change: A to GGCGCACGGCCTGTCCGCTGCACACCAGCTTGTTGGCGTCTTCGTCGCCGCGCTCGCCCCGGGCTACTCCTGCGCGCCACAATGAGCTCCCGCATCGCCAGGGCGCTCGCCTTAGTCGTCACCCTTCTCCACTTGACCAGGCTGGCGCTCTCCACCTGCCCCGCTGCCTGCCACTGCCCCCTGGAGGCGCCCAAGTGCGCGCCGGGAGTCGGGCTGGTCCGGGACGGCTGCGGCTGCTGTAAGGTCTGCGCCAAGCAGCTCAACGAGGACTGCAGCAAAACGCAGCCCTGCGACCACACCAAGGGGCTGGAATGCAACTTCGGCGCCAGCTCCACCGCTCTGAAGGGGATCTGCAGAGCTCAGTCAGAGGGCAGACCCTGTGAATATAACTCCAGAATCTACCAAAACGGGGAAAGTTTCCAGCCCAACTGTAAACATCAGTGCACATGTATTGATGGCGCCGTGGGCTGCATTCCTCTGTGTCCCCAAGAACTATCTCTCCCCAACTTGGGCTGTCCCAACCCTCGGCTGGTCAAAGTTACCGGGCAGTGCTGCGAGGAGTGGGTCTGTG GCGAGGATAGTATCAAGGACCCCATGGAGGACCAGGACGGCCTCCTTGGTAAGGAGCTGGGATTCGATGCCTCCGAGGTGGAGTTGACGAGAAACAATGAATTGATTGCAGTTGGAAAAGGCAGCTCACTGAAGCGGATCCCTGTTTTTGGAATGGAGCCTCGCATCCGATACAACCCTTTACAAGGCCAGAAATGTATTGTTCAAACAACTTCATGGTCCCAGTGCTCAAAGACCTGTGGAACTGGTATCTCCACACGAGTTACCAATGACAACCCTGAGTGCCGCCTTGTGAAAGAAACCCGGATTTGTGAGGTGCGGCCTTGTGGACAGCCAGTGTACAGCAGCCTGAAAAAGGGCAAGAAATGCAGCAAGACCAAGAAATCCCCCGAACCAGTCAGGTTTACTTACGCTGGATGTTTGAGTGTGAAGAAATACCGGCCCAAGTACTGCGGTTCCTGCGTGGACGGCCGATGCTGCACGCCCCAGCTGACCAGGACTGTGAAGATGCGGTTCCGCTGCGAAGATGGGGAGACATTTTCCAAGAACGTCATGATGATCCAGTCCTGCAAATGCAACTACAACTGCCCGCATGCCAATGAAGCAGCGTTTCCCTTCTACAGGCTGTTCAATGACATTCACAAATTTAGGGACTAAATGCTACCTGGGTTTCCAGGGCACACCTAGACAAACAAGGGAGAAGAGTGTCAGAATCAGAATCATGGAGAAAATGGGCGGGGGTGGTGTGGGTGATGGGACTCATTGTAGAAAGGAAGCCTTGCTCATTCTTGAGGAGCATTAAGGTATTTCGAAACTGCCAAGGGTGCTGGTGCGGATGGACACTAATGCAGCCACGATTGGAGAATACTTTGCTTCATAGTATTGGAGCACATGTTACTGCTTCATTTTGGAGCTTGTGGAGTTGATGACTTTCTGTTTTCTGTTTGTAAATTATTTGCTAAGCATATTTTCTCTAGGCTTTTTTCCTTTTGGGGTTCTACAGTCGTAAAAGAGATAATAAGATTAGTTGGACAGTTTAAAGCTTTTATTCGTCCTTTGACAAAAGTAAATGGGAGGGCATTCCATCCCTTCCTGAAGGGGGACACTCCATGAGTGTCTGTGAGAGGCAGCTATCTGCACTCTAAACTGCAAACAGAAATCAGGTGTTTTAAGACTGAATGTTTTATTTATCAAAATGTAGCTTTTGGGGAGGGAGGGGAAATGTAATACTGGAATAATTTGTAAATGATTTTAATTTTATATTCAGTGAAAAGATTTTATTTATGGAATTAACCATTTAATAAAGAAATATTTACCT NOV12m,SNP13376428 of SEQ ID NO: 174 MW at42011.1kD CG55688-01, ProteinSequence SNP Pos: 164 381 aa SNP change: Asp to GlyMSSRIARALALVVTLLHLTRLALSTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVRDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIYQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVC GEDSIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRIPVFGMEPRIRYNPLQGQKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCSKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNVMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRD

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 12B. TABLE 12B Comparison ofthe NOV12 protein sequences. NOV12a-------------MSSRIARALALVVTLLHLTRLALSTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVR NOV12b----------RSTMSSRIARALALVVTLLHLTRLALSTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVR NOV12c------------------------------------RSCEYNSRIYQNGESFQPNCKHQC NOV12d------------------------------------RSCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVR NOV12e------------------------------------RSCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVR NOV12fYKKAGSARPPFTTMSSRIARALALVVTLLHLTRLALSTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVR NOV12g-----------------------------GSAAAPFTTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVR NOV12h-------------------------------------TCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVR NOV12iYKKAGSAAAPFTTMSSRIARALALVVTLLHLTRLALSTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVR NOV12j-----------------------------GSAAAPFTTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVR NOV12k-------------MSSRIARALALVVTLLHLTRLALSTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVR NOV12l-------------MSSRIARALALVVTLLHLTRLALSTCPAACHCPLEAPKCAPGVGLVR NOV12aDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIY NOV12bDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIY NOV12cTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCLE---------------- NOV12dDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGLE-------- NOV12eDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGLE-------- NOV12fDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIY NOV12gDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIY NOV12hDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIY NOV12iDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIY NOV12jDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIY NOV12kDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIY NOV12lDGCGCCKVCAKQLNEDCSKTQPCDHTKGLECNFGASSTALKGICRAQSEGRPCEYNSRIY NOV12aQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDS NOV12bQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDS NOV12c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV12d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV12e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV12fQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDS NOV12gQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDS NOV12hQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDS NOV12iQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDS NOV12jQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDS NOV12kQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDS NOV12lQNGESFQPNCKHQCTCIDGAVGCIPLCPQELSLPNLGCPNPRLVKVTGQCCEEWVCDEDS NOV12aIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRIPVFGMEPRIRYNPLQGQ NOV12bIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQ NOV12c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV12d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV12e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV12fIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQ NOV12gIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQ NOV12hIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQ NOV12iIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQ NOV12jIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQ NOV12kIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQ NOV12lIKDPMEDQDGLLGKELGFDASEVELTRNNELIAVGKGSSLKRLPVFGMEPRILYNPLQGQ NOV12aKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCS NOV12bKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCS NOV12c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV12d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV12e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV12fKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCS NOV12gKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCS NOV12hKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCS NOV12iKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCS NOV12jKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCS NOV12kKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCS NOV12lKCIVQTTSWSQCSKTCGTGISTRVTNDNPECRLVKETRICEVRPCGQPVYSSLKKGKKCS NOV12aKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNV NOV12bKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNV NOV12c------------------------------------------------------------ NOV12d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV12e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV12fKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNV NOV12gKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNV NOV12hKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNV NOV12iKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNV NOV12jKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNV NOV12kKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNV NOV12lKTKKSPEPVRFTYAGCLSVKKYRPKYCGSCVDGRCCTPQLTRTVKMRFRCEDGETFSKNV NOV12aMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRD-------------- NOV12bMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRDLE------------ NOV12c------------------------------------------------ NOV12d------------------------------------------------ NOV12e------------------------------------------------ NOV12fMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRDKGGRALSRVRRPRS NOV12gMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRDKGGRA--------- NOV12hMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFR--------------- NOV12iMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRDKGGRA--------- NOV12jMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRDKGGRA--------- NOV12kMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRD-------------- NOV12lMMIQSCKCNYNCPHANEAAFPFYRLFNDIHKFRD-------------- NOV12a (SEQ ID NO: 150)NOV12b (SEQ ID NO: 152) NOV12c (SEQ ID NO: 154) NOV12d (SEQ ID NO: 156)NOV12e (SEQ ID NO: 158) NOV12f (SEQ ID NO: 160) NOV12g (SEQ ID NO: 162)NOV12h (SEQ ID NO: 164) NOV12i (SEQ ID NO: 166) NOV12j (SEQ ID NO: 168)NOV12k (SEQ ID NO: 170) NOV12l (SEQ ID NO: 172)

Further analysis of the NOV12a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 12C. TABLE 12C Protein Sequence Properties NOV12a SignalPCleavage site between residues 25 and 26 analysis: PSORT II PSG: a newsignal peptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 7; pos. chg2; neg. chg 0 H-region: length 12; peak value 10.04 PSG score: 5.64 GvH:von Heijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold:−2.1): −1.17 possible cleavage site: between 21 and 22 >>> Seems to havea cleavable signal peptide (1 to 21) ALOM: Klein et al's method for TMregion allocation Init position for calculation: 22 Tentative number ofTMS(s) for the threshold 0.5: 0 number of TMS(s) . . . fixed PERIPHERALLikelihood = 5.73 (at 124) ALOM score: 5.73 (number of TMSs: 0) MTOP:Prediction of membrane topology (Hartmann et al.) Center position forcalculation: 10 Charge difference: −1.0 C(2.0)-N(3.0) N >= C: N-terminalside will be inside MITDISC: discrimination of mitochondrial targetingseq R content:  3 Hyd Moment(75): 7.35 Hyd Moment(95): 12.47 G content:0 D/E content:  1 S/T content: 6 Score: 0.47 Gavel: prediction ofcleavage sites for mitochondrial preseq R-2 motif at 57 VRD|GC NUCDISC:discrimination of nuclear localization signals pat4: none pat7: nonebipartite: none content of basic residues: 13.9% NLS Score: −0.47 KDEL:ER retention motif in the C-terminus: none ER Membrane RetentionSignals: XXRR-like motif in the N-terminus: SSRI KKXX-like motif in theC-terminus: HKFR SKL: peroxisomal targeting signal in the C-terminus:none PTS2: 2nd peroxisomal targeting signal: none VAC: possible vacuolartargeting motif: none RNA-binding motif: none Actinin-type actin-bindingmotif: type 1: none type 2: none NMYR: N-myristoylation pattern: nonePrenylation motif: none memYQRL: transport motif from cell surface toGolgi: none Tyrosines in the tail: none Dileucine motif in the tail:none checking 63 PROSITE DNA binding motifs: none checking 71 PROSITEribosomal protein motifs: none checking 33 PROSITE prokaryotic DNAbinding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's method for Cytoplasmic/Nucleardiscrimination Prediction: nuclear Reliability: 94.1 COIL: Lupas'salgorithm to detect coiled-coil regions total: 0 residues Final Results(k = {fraction (9/23)}): 56.5%: mitochondrial 17.4%: extracellular,including cell wall 17.4%: nuclear  8.7%: cytoplasmic >> prediction forCG55688-01 is mit (k = 23)

A search of the NOV12a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table12D. TABLE 12D Geneseq Results for NOV12a NOV12a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent #, Match theMatched Expect Identifier Date] Residues Region Value ABG76937 Humanprotein, comprising CYR61, 1 . . . 381  381/381 (100%) 0.0 designatedSEC1 - Homo sapiens, 381 1 . . . 381  381/381 (100%) aa.[WO200255705-A2, 18 JUL. 2002] ABB05438 Human Cyr61 protein SEQ ID NO:2 - 1 . . . 381 379/381 (99%) 0.0 Homo sapiens, 381 aa. 1 . . . 381380/381 (99%) [WO200198359-A2, 27 DEC. 2001] AAE18107 Human connectivetissue growth 1 . . . 381 379/381 (99%) 0.0 factor-2 (CTGF-2) - Homosapiens, 1 . . . 381 380/381 (99%) 381 aa. [WO200204480-A2, 17 JAN.2002] AAU79761 Human Cyr61 protein - Homo 1 . . . 381 379/381 (99%) 0.0sapiens, 381 aa. [WO200226193-A2, 1 . . . 381 380/381 (99%) 04 APR.2002] AAB90773 Human shear stress-response protein 1 . . . 381 379/381(99%) 0.0 SEQ ID NO: 46 - Homo sapiens, 381 1 . . . 381 380/381 (99%)aa. [WO200125427-A1, 12 APR. 2001]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV12a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table12E. TABLE 12E Public BLASTP Results for NOV12a NOV12a Identities/Protein Residues/ Similarities for Accession Match the Matched ExpectNumber Protein/Organism/Length Residues Portion Value O00622 CYR61protein precursor 1 . . . 381 379/381 (99%) 0.0 (Cysteine-rich,angiogenic inducer, 61) 1 . . . 381 380/381 (99%) (Insulin-like growthfactor-binding protein 10) (GIG1 protein) - Homo sapiens (Human), 381aa. CAC60183 Sequence 3 from Patent WO0155210 - 1 . . . 381 377/381(98%) 0.0 Homo sapiens (Human), 381 aa. 1 . . . 381 379/381 (98%)CAD42176 Sequence 1 from Patent EP1217067 - 1 . . . 373 358/374 (95%)0.0 Homo sapiens (Human), 374 aa 1 . . . 374 360/374 (95%) (fragment).Q9ES72 CYR61 protein precursor 1 . . . 381 348/383 (90%) 0.0(Cysteine-rich, angiogenic inducer, 61) 1 . . . 379 358/383 (92%)(Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 10) - Rattus norvegicus(Rat), 379 aa. P18406 CYR61 protein precursor 1 . . . 381 348/383 (90%)0.0 (Cysteine-rich, angiogenic inducer, 61) 1 . . . 379 358/383 (92%)(Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 10) (3CH61) - Mus musculus(Mouse), 379 aa.

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV12a protein contains the domainsshown in the Table 12F. TABLE 12F Domain Analysis of NOV12a Identities/Similarities Pfam for the Expect Domain NOV12a Match Region MatchedRegion Value IGFBP 26 . . . 97 32/85 (38%) 1.4e−25 60/85 (71%) vwc 100 .. . 163 35/85 (41%) 2.4e−26 60/85 (71%) tsp_1 231 . . . 272 16/53 (30%)5.6e−11 36/53 (68%) Cys_knot 279 . . . 376 25/115 (22%)  1.5e−29 88/115(77%) 

Example 13

The NOV13 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 13A. TABLE 13A NOV13 Sequence AnalysisNOV13a, CG56768-01 SEQ ID NO: 175 1214 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at60 ORF Stop: TAG at 1155CTCCTTTCTTCCCTCTCCAGAAGTCCATTGGAATATTAAGCCCAGGAGTTGCTTTGGGGATGCCTGGAAGTGCAATGTCTTCCAAGTTCTTCCTAGTGGCTTTGGCCATATTTTTCTCCTTCGCCCAGGTTGTAATTGAAGCCAATTCTTGGTGGTCGCTAGGTATGAATAACCCTGTTCAGATGTCAGAAGTATATATTATAGGAGCACAGCCTCTCTGCAGCCAACTGGCAGGACTTTCTCAAGGACAGAAGAAACTGTGCCACTTGTATCAGGACCACATGCAGTACATCGGAGAAGGCGCGAAGACAGGCATCAAAGAATGCCAGTATCAATTCCGACATCGAAGGTGGAACTGCAGCACTGTGGATAACACCTCTGTTTTTGGCAGGGTGATGCAGATAGGCAGCCGCGAGACGGCCTTCACATACGCGGTGAGCGCAGCAGGGGTGGTGAACGCCATGAGCCGGGCGTGCCGCGAGGGCGAGCTGTCCACCTGCGGCTGCAGCCGCGCCGCGCGCCCCAAGGACCTGCCGCGGGACTGGCTCTGGGGCGGCTGCGGCGACAACATCGACTATGGCTACCGCTTTGCCAAGGAGTTCGTGGACGCCCGCGAGCGGGAGCGCATCCACGCCAAGGGCTCCTACGAGAGTGCTCGCATCCTCATGAACCTGCACAACAACGAGGCCGGCCGCAGGACGGTGTACAACCTGGCTGATGTGGCCTGCAAGTGCCATGGGGTGTCCGGCTCATGTAGCCTGAAGACATGCTGGCTGCAGCTGGCAGACTTCCGCAAGGTGGGTGATGCCCTGAAGGAGAAGTACGACAGCGCGGCGGCCATGCGGCTCAACAGCCGGGGCAAGTTGGTACAGGTCAACAGCCGCTTCAACTCGCCCACCACACAAGACCTGGTCTACATCGACCCCAGCCCTGACTACTGCGTGCGCAATGAGAGCACCGGCTCGCTGGGCACGCAGGGCCGCCTGTGCAACAAGACGTCGGAGGGCATGGATGGCTGCGAGCTCATGTGCTGCGGCCGTGGCTACGACCAGTTCAAGACCGTGCAGACGGAGCGCTGCCACTGCAAGTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTACGTCAAGTGCAAGAAGTGCACGGAGATCGTGGACCAGTTTGTGTGCAAGTAGTGGGTGCCACC CAGCACTCAGCCCCGCCCCCAGGACCCGCTTATTTATAGAAAGTAC NOV13a,CG56768-01 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 176 365 aa MW at 40886.3kDMAGSAMSSKFFLVALAIFFSFAQVVIEANSWWSLGMNNPVQMSEVYIIGAQPLCSQLAGLSQGQKKLCHLYQDHMQYIGEGAKTGIKECQYQFRHRRWNCSTVDNTSVFGRVMQIGSRETAFTYAVSAAGVVNAMSRACREGELSTCGCSRAARPKDLPRDWLWGGCGDNIDYGYRFAKEFVDARERERIHAKGSYESARILMNLHNNEAGRRTVYNLADVACKCHGVSGSCSLKTCWLQLADFRKVGDALKEKYDSAAAMRLNSRGKLVQVNSRFNSPTTQDLVYIDPSPDYCVRNESTGSLGTQGRLCNKTSEGMDGCELMCCGRGYDQFKTVQTERCHCKFHWCCYVKCKKCTEIVDQFVCKNOV13b, CG56768-02 SEQ ID NO: 177 1026 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 7ORF Stop: at 1021GGATCCGCCAATTCTTGGTGGTCGCTAGGTATGAATAACCCTGTTCAGATGTCAGAAGTATATATTATAGGAGCACAGCCTCTCTGCAGCCAACTGGCAGGACTTTCTCAAGGACAGAAGAAACTGTGCCACTTGTATCAGGACCACATGCAGTACATCGGAGAAGGCGCGAAGACAGGCATCAAAGAATGCCAGTATCAATTCCGACATCGAAGGTGGAACTGCAGCACTGTGGATAACACCTCTGTTTTTGGCAGGGTGATGCAGATAGGCAGCCGCGAGACGGCCTTCACATACGCGGTGAGCGCAGCAGGGGTGGTGAACGCCATGAGCCGGGCGTGCCGCGAGGGCGAGCTGTCCACCTGCGGCTGCAGCCGCGCCGCGCGCCCCAAGGACCTGCCGCGGGACTGGCTCTCCCGCGGCTGCGGCGACAACATCGACTATGGCTACCGCTTTGCCAAGGAGTTCGTGGACGCCCGCGAGCGGCAGCGCATCCACGCCAAGGGCTCCTACGAGAGTGCTCGCATCCTCATGAACCTGCACAACAACGAGGCCGGCCGCAGGACGGTGTACAACCTGGCTGATGTGGCCTGCAAGTGCCATGGGGTGTCCGGCTCATGTAGCCTGAAGACATGCTGGCTGCAGCTGGCAGACTTCCGCAAGGTGGGTGATGCCCTGAAGGAGAAGTACGACAGCGCGGCGGCCATGCGGCTCAACAGCCGGGGCAAGTTGGTACAGGTCAACAGCCGCTTCAACTCGCCCACCACACAAGACCTGGTCTACATCGACCCCAGCCCTGACTACTGCGTGCGCAATGAGAGCACCGGCTCGCTGGGCACGCAGGGCCGCCTGTGCAACAAGACGTCGGAGGGCATGGATGGCTGCGAGCTCATGTGCTGCGGCCGTGGCTACGACCAGTTCAAGACCGTGCAGACGGAGCGCTGCCACTGCAAGTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTACGTCAAGTGCAAGAAGTGCACGGAGATCGTGGACCAGTTTGTGTGCAAGCTCGAG NOV13b, CG56768-02 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 178 338 aa MW at37991.8kDANSWWSLGMNNPVQMSEVYIIGAQPLCSQLAGLSQGQKKLCHLYQDHMQYIGEGAKTGIKECQYQFRHRRWNCSTVDNTSVFGRVMQIGSRETAFTYAVSAAGVVNAMSRACREGELSTCGCSRAARPKDLPRDWLWGGCGDNIDYGYRFAKEFVDARERERIHAKGSYESARILMNLHNNEAGRRTVYNLADVACKCHGVSGSCSLKTCWLQLADFRKVGDALKEKYDSAAAMRLNSRGKLVQVNSRFNSPTTQDLVYIDPSPDYCVRNESTGSLGTQGRLCNKTSEGMDGCELMCCGRGYDQFKTVQTERCHCKFHWCCYVKCKKCTEIVDQFVCK NOV13c, CG56768-03 SEQ IDNO: 179 1215 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 16 ORF Stop: TAG at 1156GCTCCTTTCTTCCCTCTCCAGAAGTCCATTGGAATATTAAGCCCAGGAGTTGCTTTGGGGATGGCTGGAAGTGCAATGTCTTCCAAGTTCTTCCTAGTGGCTTTGGCCATATTTTTCTCCTTCGCCCAGGTTGTAATTGAAGCCAATTCTTGGTGGTCGCTAGGTATGAATAACCCTGTTCAGATGTCAGAAGTATATATTATAGGAGCACAGCCTCTCTGCAGCCAACTGGCAGGACTTTCTCAAGGACAGAACAAACTGTGCCACTTGTATCAGGACCACATGCAGTACATCGGAGAAGGCGCGAAGACAGGCATCAAAGAATGCCAGTATCAATTCCGACATCGAAGGTGGAACTGCAGCACTGTGGATAACACCTCTGTTTTTGGCAGGGTGATGCAGATAGGTAGCCGCGAGACGGCCTTCACATACGCGGTGAGCGCAGCAGGGGTGGTGAACGCCATGAGCCGGGCGTGCCGCGAGGGCGAGCTGTCCACCTGCGGCTGCAGCCGCGCCGCGCGCCCCAAGGACCTGCCGCGGGACTGGCTCTGGGGCGGCTCCGGCGCCACCAACAAAAAAGGCTACCGCTCCGCCAAGGAGATCGTGCACGCCCGCGAACGAGGACGCATCCACGCCAAGGGCTCCTACGAGAGTGCTCGCATCCTCATGAACCTGCACAACAACGAGGCCGGCCGCAGGACGGTGTACAACCTGGCTGATGTGCCCTGCAAGTGCCATGGGGTGTCCGGCTCATGTAGCCTGAAGACATGCTGGCTGCAGCTGGCAGACTTCCGCAAGGTGGGTGATGCCCTGAAGGAGAAGTACGACAGCGCGGCGGCCATGCGGCTCAACAGCCGGGGCAAGTTGGTACAGGTCAACAGCCGCTTCAACTCGCCCACCACACAAGACCTGGTCTACATCGACCCCAGCCCTGACTACTGCGTGCGCAATGAGAGCACCGGCTCGCTGGGCACGCAGGGCCGCCTGTGCAACAAGACGTCGGAGGGCATGGATGGCTGCGAGCTCATGTGCTGCGGCCGTGGCTACGACCAGTTCAAGACCGTGCAGACGGAGCGCTGCCACTGCAAGTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTACGTCAAGTGCAAGAAGTGCACGGAGATCGTGGACCAGTTTGTGTGCAAGTAGTGGGTGCCAC CCAGCACTCAGCCCCGCTCCCAGGACCCGCTTATTTATAGAAAGTAC NOV13c,CG56768-03 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 180 380 aa MW at 42082.8kDLQKSIGILSPGVALGMAGSAMSSKFFLVALAIFFSFAQVVIEANSWWSLGMNNPVQMSEVYIIGAQPLCSQLAGLSQGQKKLCHLYQDHMQYIGEGAKTGIKECQYQFRHRRWNCSTVDNTSVFGRVMQICSRETAFTYAVSAAGVVNAMSRACREGELSTCGCSRAARPKDLPRDWLWGGSGATNKKGYRSAKEIVHARERGRIHAKGSYESARILMNLHNNEAGRRTVYNLADVACKCHGVSGSCSLKTCWLQLADFRKVCDALKEKYDSAAAMRLNSRGKLVQVNSRFNSPTTQDLVYIDPSPDYCVRNESTGSLGTQGRLCNKTSEGMDGCELMCCGRGYDQFKTVQTERCHCKFHWCCYVKCKKCTEIVDQFVCK

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 13B. TABLE 13B Comparison ofthe NOV13 protein sequences. NOV13a---------------MAGSAMSSKFFLVALAIFFSFAQVVIEANSWWSLGMNNPVQMSEV NOV13b------------------------------------------ANSWWSLGMNNPVQMSEV NOV13cLQKSIGILSPGVALGMAGSAMSSKFFLVALAIFFSFAQVVIEANSWWSLGMNNPVQMSEV NOV13aYIIGAQPLCSQLAGLSQGQKKLCHLYQDHMQYIGEGAKTGIKECQYQFRHRRWNCSTVDN NOV13bYIIGAQPLCSQLAGLSQGQKKLCHLYQDHMQYIGEGAKTGIKECQYQFRHRRWNCSTVDN NOV13cYIIGAQPLCSQLAGLSQGQKKLCHLYQDHMQYIGEGAKTGIKECQYQFRHRRWNCSTVDN NOV13aTSVFGRVMQIGSRETAFTYAVSAAGVVNAMSRACREGELSTCGCSRAARPKDLPRDWLWG NOV13bTSVFGRVMQIGSRETAFTYAVSAAGVVNAMSRACREGELSTCGCSRAARPKDLPRDWLWG NOV13cTSVFGRVMQIGSRETAFTYAVSAAGVVNAMSRACREGELSTCGCSRAARPKDLPRDWLWG NOV13aGCGDNIDYGYRFAKEFVDARERERIHAKGSYESARILMNLHNNEAGRRTVYNLADVACKC NOV13bGCGDNIDYGYRFAKEFVDARERERIHAKGSYESARILMNLHNNEAGRRTVYNLADVACKC NOV13cGSGATNKKGYRSAKEIVHARERGRIHAKGSYESARILMNLHNNEAGRRTVYNLADVACKC NOV13aHGVSGSCSLKTCWLQLADFRKVGDALKEKYDSAAAMRLNSRGKLVQVNSRFNSPTTQDLV NOV13bHGVSGSCSLKTCWLQLADFRKVGDALKEKYDSAAAMRLNSRGKLVQVNSRFNSPTTQDLV NOV13cHGVSGSCSLKTCWLQLADFRKVGDALKEKYDSAAAMRLNSRGKLVQVNSRFNSPTTQDLV NOV13aYIDPSPDYCVRNESTGSLGTQGRLCNKTSEGMDGCELMCCGRGYDQFKTVQTERCHCKFH NOV13bYIDPSPDYCVRNESTGSLGTQGRLCNKTSEGMDGCELMCCGRGYDQFKTVQTERCHCKFH NOV13cYIDPSPDYCVRNESTGSLGTQGRLCNKTSEGMDGCELMCCGRGYDQFKTVQTERCHCKFH NOV13aWCCYVKCKKCTEIVDQFVCK NOV13b WCCYVKCKKCTEIVDQFVCK NOV13cWCCYVKCKKCTEIVDQFVCK NOV13a (SEQ ID NO: 176) NOV13b (SEQ ID NO: 178)NOV13c (SEQ ID NO: 180)

Further analysis of the NOV13a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 13C. TABLE 13C Protein Sequence Properties NOV13a SignalPCleavage site between residues 28 and 29 analysis: PSORT II PSG: a newsignal peptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 9; pos.chg1; neg.chg 0 H-region: length 17; peak value 11.46 PSG score: 7.06 GvH:von Heijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold:−2.1): 2.33 possible cleavage site: between 22 and 23 >>> Seems to havea cleavable signal peptide (1 to 22) ALOM: Klein et al's method for TMregion allocation Init position for calculation: 23 Tentative number ofTMS(s) for the threshold 0.5: 0 number of TMS(s) . . . fixed PERIPHERALLikelihood = 4.51 (at 45) ALOM score: 4.51 (number of TMSs: 0) MTOP:Prediction of membrane topology (Hartmann et al.) Center position forcalculation: 11 Charge difference: −3.0 C(−1.0)-N(2.0) N >= C:N-terminal side will be inside MITDISC: discrimination of mitochondrialtargeting seq R content: 0 Hyd Moment(75): 3.30 Hyd Moment(95): 2.27 Gcontent: 1 D/E content: 1 S/T content: 4 Score: −5.10 Gavel: predictionof cleavage sites for mitochondrial preseq cleavage site motif not foundNUCDISC: discrimination of nuclear localization signals pat4: RHRR (3)at 94 pat7: none bipartite: none content of basic residues: 12.6% NLSScore: −0.29 KDEL: ER retention motif in the C-terminus: none ERMembrane Retention Signals: none SKL: peroxisomal targeting signal inthe C-terminus: none PTS2: 2nd peroxisomal targeting signal: none VAC:possible vacuolar targeting motif: none RNA-binding motif: noneActinin-type actin-binding motif: type 1: none type 2: none NMYR:N-myristoylation pattern: none Prenylation motif: none memYQRL:transport motif from cell surface to Golgi: none Tyrosines in the tail:none Dileucine motif in the tail: none checking 63 PROSITE DNA bindingmotifs: none checking 71 PROSITE ribosomal protein motifs: none checking33 PROSITE prokaryotic DNA binding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's methodfor Cytoplasmic/Nuclear discrimination Prediction: cytoplasmicReliability: 55.5 COIL: Lupas's algorithm to detect coiled-coil regionstotal: 0 residues Final Results (k = {fraction (9/23)}): 22.2%:extracellular, including cell wall 22.2%: vacuolar 22.2%: mitochondrial22.2%: endoplasmic reticulum 11.1%: Golgi >> prediction for CG56768-01is exc (k = 9)

A search of the NOV13a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table13D. TABLE 13D Geneseq Results for NOV13a NOV13a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent #, Match theMatched Expect Identifier Date] Residues Region Value AAE34041 WNT-4protein - Unidentified, 365 aa. 1 . . . 365 365/365 (100%) 0.0[WO200290992-A2, 14 NOV. 2002] 1 . . . 365 365/365 (100%) ABP58342 Humancell growth, differentiation 1 . . . 365 365/365 (100%) 0.0 and deathprotein CGDD-13 - Homo 1 . . . 365 365/365 (100%) sapiens, 365 aa.[WO200297032-A2, 05 DEC. 2002] ABU56526 Lung cancer-associatedpolypeptide 1 . . . 365 365/365 (100%) 0.0 #119 - Unidentified, 365 aa.1 . . . 365 365/365 (100%) [WO200286443-A2, 31 OCT. 2002] ABU55887 HumanWNT-5A protein - Homo 1 . . . 365 365/365 (100%) 0.0 sapiens, 365 aa.[WO200277204-A2, 1 . . . 365 365/365 (100%) 03 OCT. 2002] ABU04874 Humanexpressed protein tag (EPT) 1 . . . 365 365/365 (100%) 0.0 #1540 - Homosapiens, 365 aa. 1 . . . 365 365/365 (100%) [WO200278524-A2, 10 OCT.2002]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV13a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table13E. TABLE 13E Public BLASTP Results for NOV13a NOV13a Protein Residues/Identities/ Accession Match Similarities for the Expect NumberProtein/Organism/Length Residues Matched Portion Value P41221 Wnt-5aprotein precursor - Homo 1 . . . 365  365/365 (100%) 0.0 sapiens(Human), 365 aa. 1 . . . 365  365/365 (100%) Q8VCV6 Wnt-5a protein - Musmusculus 2 . . . 365 361/364 (99%) 0.0 (Mouse), 380 aa. 17 . . . 380 362/364 (99%) Q8BMF9 WNT-5A protein precursor - Mus 2 . . . 365 360/364(98%) 0.0 musculus (Mouse), 380 aa. 17 . . . 380  361/364 (98%) Q8BM17WNT-5A protein precursor - Mus 6 . . . 365 358/360 (99%) 0.0 musculus(Mouse), 360 aa. 1 . . . 360 359/360 (99%) Q9QXQ7 Wnt-5a proteinprecursor - Rattus 2 . . . 365 358/364 (98%) 0.0 norvegicus (Rat), 379aa. 17 . . . 379  360/364 (98%)

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV13a protein contains the domainsshown in the Table 13F. TABLE 13F Domain Analysis of NOV13a Identities/Pfam Similarities Expect Domain NOV13a Match Region for the MatchedRegion Value wnt 53 . . . 365 189/352 (54%) 2e−212 295/352 (84%)

Example 14

The NOV14 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 14A. TABLE 14A NOV14 Sequence AnalysisNOV14a, CG57054-03 SEQ ID NO: 181 1215 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at55 ORF Stop: TGA at 1165CCAAACCACTGGAGGTCCTGATCGATCTGCCCACCGGAGCCTCCGGGCTTCGACATGCTGGAGGAGCCCCGGCCGCGGCCTCCGCCCTCGGGCCTCGCGGGTCTCCTGTTCCTGGCGTTGTGCAGTCGGGCTCTAAGCAATGAGATTCTGGGCCTGAAGTTGCCTGGCGAGCCGCCGCTGACGGCCAACACCGTGTGCTTGGCGCTGTCCGGCCTGAGCAAGCGGCAGCTAGGCCTGTGCCTGCGCAACCCCGACGTGACGGCGTCCGCGCTTCAGGGTCTGCACATCGCGGTCCACGAGTGTCAGCACCAGCTGCGCGACCAGCGCTGGAACTGCTCCGCGCTTGAGGGCGGCGGCCGCCTGCCGCACCACAGCGCCATCCTCAAGCGGGCCTGGTGTAGGGGAAGGCTTGGACACCCAAATGGTTTCCGAGAAAGTGCTTTTTCCTTCTCCATGCTGGCTGCTGGGGTCATGCACGCAGTAGCCACGGCCTGCAGCCTGGGCAAGCTGGTGAGCTGTGGCTGTGGCTGGAAGGGCAGTGGTGAGCAGGATCGGCTGAGGGCCAAACTGCTGCAGCTGCAGGCACTGTCCCGAGGCAAGAGTTTCCCCCACTCTCTGCCCAGCCCTGGCCCTGGCTCAAGCCCCAGCCCTCGCCCCCAGGACACATGGGAATGGGGTGGCTGTAACCATGACATGGACTTTGGAGAGAAGTTCTCTCGGGATTTCTTGGATTCCAGGGAAGCTCCCCGGGACATCCAGGCACGAATGCGAATCCACAACAACAGGGTGGGGCGCCAGGTGGTAACTGAAAACCTGAAGCGGAAATGCAAGTGTCATGGCACATCTGGCAGCTGCCAGTTCAAGACAAATTCTGGAGCCTTCCAGCCCCGTCTGCGTCCCCGTCGCCTCTCAGGAGAGCTGGTCTACTTTGAGAAGTCTCCTGACTTCTGTGAGCGAGACCCCACTATGGGCTCCCCAGGGACAAGGGGCCGGGCCTGCAACAAGACCAGCCGCCTGTTGGATGGCTGTGGCAGCCTGTGCTGTGGCCGTGGGCACAACGTGCTCCGGCAGACACGAGTTGAGCGCTGCCATTGCCGCTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTATGTCCTGTGTGATGAGTGCAAGGTTACAGAGTGGGTGAATGTGTGTAAGTGAG GGTCAGCCTTACCTTGGGGCTGGGGAAGAGGACTGTGTGAGAGGGGT NOV14a, CG57054-03Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 182 370 aa MW at 40782.4kDMLEEPRPRPPPSGLAGLLFLALCSRALSNEILGLKLPGEPPLTANTVCLALSGLSKRQLGLCLRNPDVTASALQGLHIAVHECQHQLRDQRWNCSALEGGGRLPHHSAILKRAWCRGRLGHPNGFRESAFSFSMLAAGVMHAVATACSLGKLVSCGCGWKGSGEQDRLRAKLLQLQALSRGKSFPHSLPSPGPGSSPSPGPQDTWEWGGCNHDMDFGEKFSRDFLDSREAPRDIQARMRIHNNRVGRQVVTENLKRKCKCHGTSGSCQFKTNSGAFQPRLRPRRLSGELVYFEKSPDFCERDPTMGSPGTRGRACNKTSRLLDGCGSLCCGRGHNVLRQTRVERCHCRFHWCCYVLCDECKVTEWNOV14b, CG57054-01 SEQ ID NO: 183 1091 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 3ORF Stop: TGA at 1038CCAACACCGTGTGCTTGACGCTGTCCGGCCTGAGCAAGCGGCAGCTAGGCCTGTGCCTGCGCAACCCCGACGTGACCGCGTCCGCGCTTCAGGGTCTGCACATCGCGGTCCACGAGTGTCAGCACCAGCTGCGCGACCAGCGCTGGAACTGCTCCGCGCTTGAGGGCGGCGGCCGCCTGCCGCACCACAGCGCCATCCTCAAGCGCGGTTTCCGAGAAAGTGCTTTTTCCTTCTCCATGCTGGCTGCTGGGGTCATGCACGCAGTAGCCACGGCCTGCGGCCTGGGCAAGCTGGTGAGCTGTGGCTGTGGCTGGAAGGGCAGTGGTGAGCAGGATCGGCTGAGGCCCAAACTGCTGCAGCTGCAGGCACTGTCCCGAGGCAAGAGTTTCCCCCACTCTCTGCCCAGCCCTGGCCCTGGCTCAAGCCCCAGCCCTGGCCCCCAGGACACATGGCAATGGGGTGGCTGTAACCATCACATGGACTTTGGAGAGAAGTTCTCTCGGGATTTCTTGGATTCCAGGGAAGCTCCCCGGGACATCCAGGCACGAATGCGAATCCACAACAACAGGGTGGGGCGCCAGGTGGTAACTGAAAACCTGAAGCGGAAATGCAAGTGTCATGGCACATCAGGCAGCTGCCAGTTCAAGACATGCTCGAGGGCGGCCCCAGAGTTCCGGGCAGTGGGGGCGGCGTTGAGGGAGCGGCTGGGCCGGGCCATCTTCATTGATACCCACAACCGCAATTCTGGAGCCTTCCAGCCCCGTCTGCGTCCCCGTCGCCTCTCAGGAGAGCTGGTCTACTTTGAGAAGTCTCCTGACTTCTGTGAGCGAGACCCCACTATGGGCTCCCCAGGGACAAGGGGCCGGGCCTGCAACAAGACCAGCCGCCTGTTGGATGGCTCTGGCAGCCTGTGCTGTGGCCGTGGGCATAACGTGCTCCGGCAGACACGAGTTGAGCGCTGCCATTGCCGCTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTATCTGCTGTGTGATGAGTGCAAGGTTACAGAGTGGGTGAATGTGTGTAAGTGA GGGTCAGCCTTAGCCTTGGGGGCTGGGGAAGAGGACTGTGTGAGAGGGGCGNOV14b, CG57054-01 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 184 345 aa MW at38351.4kDNTVCLTLSGLSKRQLGLCLRNPDVTASALQGLHIAVHECQHQLRDQRWNCSALEGGGRLPHHSAILKRGFRESAFSFSMLAAGVMHAVATACGLGKLVSCGCGWKGSGEQDRLRAKLLQLQALSRGKSFPHSLPSPGPGSSPSPGPQDTWEWGGCNHDMDFGEKFSRDFLDSREAPRDIQARMRIHNNRVGRQVVTENLKRKCKCHGTSGSCQFKTCWRAAPEFRAVGAALRERLGRAIFIDTHNRNSGAFQPRLRPRRLSGELVYFEKSPDFCERDPTMGSPGTRGRACNKTSRLLDGCGSLCCGRGHNVLRQTRVERCHCRFHWCCYVLCDECKVTEWVNVCK NOV14c, CG57054-02SEQ ID NO: 185 1317 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 55 ORF Stop: TGAat 1222 CCAAACCACTGGAGGTCCTGATCGATCTGCCCACCGGAGCCTCCGGGCTTCGACATGCTGGAGGAGCCCCGGCCGCGGCCTCCGCCCTCGGGCCTCGCGGGTCTCCTGTTCCTGGCGTTGTGCAGTCGGGCTCTAAGCAATGAGATTCTGGGCCTGAAGTTGCCTGGCGAGCCGCCGCTGACGGCCAACACCGTGTGCTTGACGCTGTCCGGCCTGAGCAAGCGGCAGCTAGGCCTGTGCCTGCGCAACCCCGACGTGACGGCGTCCGCGCTTCAGGGTCTGCACATCGCGGTCCACGAGTGTCAGCACCAGCTGCGCGACCAGCGCTGGAACTGCTCCGCGCTTGAGGGCGGCGGCCGCCTGCCGCACCACAGCGCCATCCTCAAGCGCGGTTTCCGAGAAAGTGCTTTTTCCTTCTCCATGCTGGCTGCTGGGGTCATGCACGCAGTAGCCACGGCCTGCAGCCTGGGCAAGCTGGTCAGCTGTGGCTGTGGCTGCAAGOGCAGTGGTGAGCAGGATCCGCTGAGGGCCAAACTGCTGCAGCTGCAGGCACTGTCCCCAGGCAAGAGTTTCCCCCACTCTCTGCCCAGCCCTGGCCCTGGCTCAAGCCCCAGCCCTGGCCCCCAGGACACATGGGAATGGGGTGGCTGTAACCATGACATGGACTTTGGAGAGAAGTTCTCTCGGGATTTCTTGGATTCCAGGGAAGCTCCCCGGGACATCCAGGCACGAATGCGAATCCACAACAACAGGGTGGGGCGCCAGGTGGTAACTGAAAACCTGAAGCGGAAATGCAAGTGTCATGGCACATCACGCAGCTGCCAGTTCAAGACATGCTGGAGGGCGGCCCCAGAGTTCCGGGCAGTGGGGGCGGCGTTGAGGGAGCGGCTGGGCCGGGCCATCTTCATTGATACCCACAACCGCAATTCTGGAGCCTTCCAGCCCCGTCTGCGTCCCCGTCGCCTCTCAGGAGAGCTGGTCTACTTTGAGAAGTCTCCTGACTTCTGTGAGCGAGACCCCACTATGGGCTCCCCAGGGACAAGGGGCCGGGCCTGCAACAAGACCAGCCGCCTGTTGGATCGCTGTGGCAGCCTGTGCTGTGCCCGTGGGCACAACGTGCTCCGGCAGACACGAGTTGAGCGCTGCCATTGCCGCTTCCACTGGTGCTGCTATGTGCTGTGTGATGAGTGCAAGGTTACAGAGTGGGTGAATGTGTGTAAGTGAGGGTCAGCCTTACCTTGGGGGCTGGGGAAGAGGACTCTGTGAGAGGGGCGCCTTTTCAGCCCTTTGCTCTGATTTCCTTCCAAGGTCACTCTT NOV14c, CG57054-02 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 186 389 aa MW at42999.9kDMLEEPRPRPPPSGLAGLLFLALCSRALSNEILGLKLPGEPPLTANTVCLTLSGLSKRQLGLCLRNPDVTASALQGLHIAVHECQHQLRDQRWNCSALEGGGRLPHHSAILKRGFRESAFSFSMLAAGVMHAVATACSLGKLVSCGCGWKGSGEQDRLRAKLLQLQALSRGKSFPHSLPSPGPGSSPSPGPQDTWEWGGCNHDMDFCEKFSRDFLDSREAPRDIQARMRIHNNRVGRQVVTENLKRKCKCHGTSGSCQFKTCWRAAPEFRAVGAALRERLGRAIFIDTHNRNSGAFQPRLRPRRLSGELVYFEKSPDFCERDPTMGSPGTRGRACNKTSRLLDGCGSLCCGRGHNVLRQTRVERCHCRFHWCCYVLCDECKVTEWVNVCK

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 14B. TABLE 14B Comparison ofthe NOV14 protein sequences. NOV14aMLEEPRPRPPPSGLAGLLFLALCSRALSNEILGLKLPGEPPLTANTVCLALSGLSKRQLG NOV14b--------------------------------------------NTVCLTLSGLSKRQLG NOV14cMLEEPRPRPPPSGLAGLLFLALCSRALSNEILGLKLPGEPPLTANTVCLTLSGLSKRQLG NOV14aLCLRNPDVTASALQGLHIAVHECQHQLRDQRWNCSALEGGGRLPHHSAILKRAWCRGRLG NOV14bLCLRNPDVTASALQCLHIAVHECQHQLRDQRWNCSALEGGGRLPHHSAILKR----G--- NOV14cLCLRNPDVTASALQGLHIAVHECQHQLRDQRWNCSALEGGGRLPHHSAILKR----G--- NOV14aHPNGFRESAFSFSMLAAGVMHAVATACSLGKLVSCGCGWKGSGEQDRLRAKLLQLQALSR NOV14b----FRESAFSFSMLAAGVMHAVATACGLGKLVSCGCGWKGSGEQDRLRAKLLQLQALSR NOV14c----FRESAFSFSMLAAGVMHAVATACSLGKLVSCGCGWKGSGEQDRLRAKLLQLQALSR NOV14aGKSFPHSLPSPGPGSSPSPGPQDTWEWGGCNHDMDFGEKFSRDFLDSREAPRDIQARMRI NOV14bGKSFPHSLPSPGPGSSPSPGPQDTWEWGGCNHDMDFGEKFSRDFLDSREAPRDIQARMRI NOV14cGKSFPHSLPSPGPGSSPSPGPQDTWEWGGCNHDMDFGEKFSRDFLDSREAPRDIQARMRI NOV14aHNNRVGRQVVTENLKRKCKCHGTSGSCQFKT----------------------------- NOV14bHNNRVGRQVVTENLKRKCKCHGTSGSCQFKTCWRAAPEFRAVGAALRERLGRAIFIDTHN NOV14cHNNRVGRQVVTENLKRKCKCHGTSGSCQFKTCWRAAPEFRAVGAALRERLGRAIFIDTHN NOV14a-NSGAFQPRLRPRRLSGELVYFEKSPDFCERDPTMGSPGTRGRACNKTSRLLDGCGSLCC NOV14bRNSGAFQPRLRPRRLSGELVYFEKSPDFCERDPTMGSPGTRGRACNKTSRLLDGCGSLCC NOV14cRNSGAFQPRLRPRRLSGELVYFEKSPDFCERDPTMGSPGTRGRACNKTSRLLDGCGSLCC NOV14aGRGHNVLRQTRVERCHCRFHWCCYVLCDECKVTEWVNVCK NOV14bGRGHNVLRQTRVERCHCRFHWCCYVLCDECKVTEWVNVCK NOV14cGRGHNVLRQTRVERCHCRFHWCCYVLCDECKVTEWVNVCK NOV14a (SEQ ID NO: 182) NOV14b(SEQ ID NO: 184) NOV14c (SEQ ID NO: 186)

Further analysis of the NOV14a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 14C. TABLE 14C Protein Sequence Properties NOV14a SignalPanalysis: Cleavage site between residues 29 and 30 PSORT II PSG: a newsignal peptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 8; pos. chg2; neg. chg 2 H-region: length 16; peak value 10.20 PSG score: 5.80 GvH:von Heijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold:−2.1): 2.10 possible cleavage site: between 28 and 29 >>> Seems to havea cleavable signal peptide (1 to 28) ALOM: Klein et al's method for TMregion allocation Init position for calculation: 29 Tentative number ofTMS(s) for the threshold 0.5: 0 number of TMS(s) . . . fixed PERIPHERALLikelihood = 0.58 (at 134) ALOM score: 0.58 (number of TMSs: 0) MTOP:Prediction of membrane topology (Hartmann et al.) Center position forcalculation: 14 Charge difference: −1.0 C(0.0)-N(1.0) N >= C: N-terminalside will be inside MITDISC: discrimination of mitochondrial targetingseq R content: 0 Hyd Moment(75): 9.19 Hyd Moment(95): 7.93 G content: 0D/E content: 2 S/T content: 0 Score: −6.41 Gavel: prediction of cleavagesites for mitochondrial preseq cleavage site motif not found NUCDISC:discrimination of nuclear localization signals pat4: RPRR (4) at 281pat7: PRLRPRR (3) at 278 bipartite: none content of basic residues:14.1% NLS Score: 0.04 KDEL: ER retention motif in the C-terminus: noneER Membrane Retention Signals: none SKL: peroxisomal targeting signal inthe C-terminus: none PTS2: 2nd peroxisomal targeting signal: foundRLRAKLLQL at 167 VAC: possible vacuolar targeting motif: noneRNA-binding motif: none Actinin-type actin-binding motif: type 1: nonetype 2: none NMYR: N-myristoylation pattern: none Prenylation motif:none memYQRL: transport motif from cell surface to Golgi: none Tyrosinesin the tail: none Dileucine motif in the tail: none checking 63 PROSITEDNA binding motifs: none checking 71 PROSITE ribosomal protein motifs:none checking 33 PROSITE prokaryotic DNA binding motifs: none NNCN:Reinhardt's method for Cytoplasmic/Nuclear discrimination Prediction:nuclear Reliability: 89 COIL: Lupas's algorithm to detect coiled-coilregions total: 0 residues Final Results (k = {fraction (9/23)}): 65.2%:nuclear 17.4%: mitochondrial 13.0%: extracellular, including cell wall 4.3%: cytoplasmic >> prediction for CG57054-03 is nuc (k = 23)

A search of the NOV14a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table14D. TABLE 14D Geneseq Results for NOV14a NOV14a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent Match theMatched Expect Identifier #, Date] Residues Region Value AAE34046WNT-10B protein - Unidentified, 1 . . . 370 357/400 (89%) 0.0 389 aa.[WO200290992-A2, 1 . . . 389 357/400 (89%) 14 NOV. 2002] ABU55892 HumanWNT-10B protein - Homo 1 . . . 370 357/400 (89%) 0.0 sapiens, 389 aa.[WO200277204-A2, 1 . . . 389 357/400 (89%) 03 OCT. 2002] AAW08928Wnt-10b protein - Homo sapiens, 1 . . . 370 355/400 (88%) 0.0 389 aa.[WO9640910-A1, 1 . . . 389 355/400 (88%) 19 DEC. 1996] AAR53689 HR2polypeptide - Homo sapiens, 1 . . . 370 348/400 (87%) 0.0 389 aa.[WO9411510-A2, 1 . . . 389 351/400 (87%) 26 MAY 1994] AAY28559 Wnt-10apolypeptide #1 -Homo 5 . . . 370 224/415 (53%) e−128 sapiens, 417 aa.[WO9938966-A1, 14 . . . 417  276/415 (65%) 05 AUG. 1999]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV14a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table14E. TABLE 14E Public BLASTP Results for NOV14a NOV14a Identities/Protein Residues/ Similarities for Accession Match the Matched ExpectNumber Protein/Organism/Length Residues Portion Value O00744 Wnt-10bprotein precursor (Wnt-12) - 1 . . . 370 358/400 (89%) 0.0 Homo sapiens(Human), 389 aa. 1 . . . 389 358/400 (89%) P48614 Wnt-10b proteinprecursor (Wnt-12) - 1 . . . 370 348/400 (87%) 0.0 Mus musculus (Mouse),389 aa. 1 . . . 389 351/400 (87%) Q9GZT5 Wnt-10a protein precursor -Homo 5 . . . 370 224/415 (53%) e−128 sapiens (Human), 417 aa. 14 . . .417  276/415 (65%) JC7693 soluble-type glycoprotein WNT10A - 5 . . . 370223/415 (53%) e−127 human, 417 aa. 14 . . . 417  275/415 (65%) P43446Wnt-10a protein precursor - 22 . . . 370  210/384 (54%) e−122Brachydanio rerio (Zebrafish) (Danio 72 . . . 442  270/384 (69%) rerio),442 aa.

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV14a protein contains the domainsshown in the Table 14F. TABLE 14F Domain Analysis of NOV14a Identities/Pfam NOV14a Similarities Domain Match Region for the Matched RegionExpect Value wnt 47 . . . 370 150/384 (39%) 3.3e−117 266/384 (69%)

Example 15

The NOV15 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 15A. TABLE 15A NOV15 Sequence AnalysisNOV15a, CG57431-03 SEQ ID NO: 187 651 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at10 ORF Stop: TAG at 445 ACCGCCGCTATGGTCTCCGTGCCTACCACCTGGTGCTCCGTTGCGCTAGCCCTGCTCGTGGCCCTGCATGAAGGGAAGGGCCAGGCTGCTGCCACCCTGGAGCAGCCAGCGTCCTCATCTCATGCCCAAGGCACCCACCTTCGGCTTCGCCGTTGCTCCTGCAGCTCCTGGCTCGACAAGGAGTGCGTCTACTTCTGCCACTTGGACATCATCTGGGTGAACACTCCTGAACAGACAGCTCCTTACGGCCTGGGAAACCCGCCAAGACGCCGGCGCCGCTCCCTGCCAAGGCGCTGTCAGTGCTCCAGTGCCAGGGACCCCACCTGTGCCACCTTCTGCCTTCGAAGGCCCTGGGACATTTCCACAGTCAAGAGCCTCTTTGCCAAGCGACAACAGGAGGCCATGCGGGAGCCTCGGTCCACACATTCCAGGTGGAGGAAGAGATAGTGTCGTGAGCTGGAGGAACATTGGGAAGGAAGCCCGCGGGGAGAGAGGAGGAGAGAAGTGGCCAGGGCTTGTGGACTCTCTGCCTGCTTCCTGGACCGGGGCCTTGGTCCCAGACAGCTGGACCCATTTGCCAGGATTGGCACAGGCTCCCTGGTGAGGGAGCCTCGTCCAAGGCACTTCTGTGTCCTCGCACTGCCCAGGGAANOV15a, CG57431-03 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 188 145 aa MW at16563.8kDMVSVPTTWCSVALALLVALHEGKGQAAATLEQPASSSHAQGTHLRLRRCSCSSWLDKECVYFCHLDIIWVNTPEQTAPYGLGNPPRRRRRSLPRRCQCSSARDPTCATFCLRRPWDISTVKSLFAKRQQEAMREPRSTHSRWRKRNOV15b, CG57431-02 SEQ ID NO: 189 556 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at11 ORF Stop: TAG at 545 TACCGCCGCTATGGTTTCCGTGCCTAGCACCTGGTGCTCCGTTGCGCTAGCCCTGCTCGTGGCCCTGCATGAAGGGAAGGGCCAGGCTGCTGCCACCCTGGAGCAGCCAGCGTCCTCATCTCATGCCCAAGGCACCCACCTTCGGCTTCGCCGTTGCTCCTGCAGCTCCTGGCTCGACAAGGAGTGCGTCTACTTCTGCCACTTGGACATCATCTGGGTGAACACTCCTGAACAGACAGCTCCTTACGGCCTGGGAAACCCGCCAAGACGCCGGCGCCGCTCCCTGCCAAGGCGCTGTCAGTGCTCCAGTGCCAGGGACCCCGCCTGTGCCACCTTCTGCCTTCGAAGGCCCTGGACTGAAGCCGGGGCAGTCCCAAGCCGGAAGTCCCCTGCAGACGTGTTCCAGACTGGCAAGACAGGGGCCACTACAGGAGAGCTTCTCCAAAGGCTGAGGGACATTTCCACAGTCAAGAGCCTCTTTGCCAAGCGACAACAGGAGGCCATGCGGGAGCCTCGGTCCACACATTCCAGGTGGAAGGAGAGATAG TGTCGTGAA NOV15b, CG57431-02Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 190 178 aa MW at 19918.5kDMVSVPSTWCSVALALLVALHEGKGQAAATLEQPASSSHAQGTHLRLRRCSCSSWLDKECVYFCHLDIIWVNTPEQTAPYGLGNPPRRRRRSLPRRCQCSSARDPACATFCLRRPWTEAGAVPSRKSPADVFQTGKTGATTGELLQRLRDISTVKSLFAKRQQEAMREPRSTHSRWKER NOV15c, CG57431-01 SEQ ID NO: 191 668bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 40 ORF Stop: TAG at 574CTCCCTGCTCCAGTCCAGCCTGCGCGCTCCACCGCCGCTATGGTTTCCGTGCCTACCACCTGGTGCTCCGTTGCGCTAGCCCTGCTCGTGGCCCTGCATGAAGGGAAGGGCCAGGCTGCTGCCACCCTGGAGCAGCCAGCGTCCTCATCTCATGCCCAAGGCACCCACCTTCGGCTTCGCCGTTGCTCCTGCAGCTCCTGGCTCGACAAGGAGTGCGTCTACTTCTGCCACTTGGACATCATCTGGGTGAACACTCCTGAACAGACAGCTCCTTACGGCCTGGGAAACCCGCCAAGACGCCGGCGCCGCTCCCTGCCAAGGCGCTGTCAGTGCTCCAGTGCCAGGGACCCCGCCTGTGCCACCTTCTGCCTTCGAAGGCCCTGGACTGAAGCCGGGGCAGTCCCAACCCGGAAGTCCCCTGCAGACGTGTTCCAGACTGGCAAGACAGGGGCCACTACAGGAGAGCTTCTCCAAAGGCTGAGGGACATTTCCACAGTCAAGAGCCTCTTTGCCAAGCGACAACAGGAGGCCATGCGGGAGCCTCGGTCCACACATTCCAGGTGGAGGAAGAGATAGTGTCGTGAGCTGGAGGAACATTGGGAAGGAAGCCCGCGGGGAGAGAGGAGGAGAGAAGTGGCCAGGGCTTGTGGACTCTCCTGCTGCTTTCT NOV15c, CG5743 1-01 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 192 178 aaMW at 19945.6kDMVSVPSTWCSVALALLVALHEGKGQAAATLEQPASSSHAQGTHLRLRRCSCSSWLDKECVYFCHLDIIWVNTPEQTAPYGLGNPPRRRRRSLPRRCQCSSARDPACATFCLRRPWTEAGAVPSRKSPADVFQTGKTGATTGELLQRLRDISTVKSLFAKRQQEAMREPRSTHSRWRKR NOV15d, CG57431-04 SEQ ID NO: 193 964bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 10 ORF Stop: TAG at 322 ACCGCCGCTATGGTCTCCGTGCCTACCACCTGGTGCTCCGTTGCGCTAGCCCTGCTCGTGGCCCTGCATCAAGGGAAGGGCCAGGCTGCTGCCACCCTGGAGCAGCCAGCGTCCTCATCTCATGCCCAAGGCACCCACCTTCGGCTTCGCCGTTGCTCCTGCAGCTCCTGGCTCGACAAGGAGTGCGTCTACTTCTGCCACTTGGACATCATCTGGGTGAACACTCCTGACGACATTTCCACAGTCAAGAGCCTCTTTGCCAAGCCACAACAGGAGGCCATGCGGGAGCCTCGGTCCACACATTCCAGGTGGAGGAAGAGATAGTGTCGTGAGCTGGAGGAACATTGGGAAGGAAGCCCGCGGGGAGAGAGGAGGAGAGAAGTGGCCGGGGCTTGTGGACTCTCTGCCTGCTTCCTGGACCGGGGCCTTGGTCCCAGACAGCTGGACCCATTTGCCAGGATTGGCACAAGCTCCCTGGTGAGGGAGCCTCGTCCAAGGCAGTTCTGTGTCCTCGCACTGCCCAGGGAAGCCCTCGGCCTCCAGACTGCGGAGCAGCCTCCAGTGCTGGCTGCTGGCCCACAGCTCTGCTGGAAGAACTGCATGGGGAGTACATTCATCTGGAGGCTGCGTCCTGAGGAGTGTCCTGTCTGCTGGGCTACAAACCAGGAGCGACCGTGCAGCCACGAACACGCATGCCTCAGCCAGCCCCGGAGGCTGGATGGCTCCCCTGAGGCTGGCATCCTGGCTGGCTGTGTCCTCTCCAGCTTTCCCTCCCCAGAGTTCTTGCACCCTCATTCCCTCGGGACCCTCCCAGTGAGAAGGGCCTGCTCTGCTTTTCCTGTCTGTATATAACTTATTTGCCCTAAGAACTTTGAGAATCCCAATTATTTATTTTAATGTATTTTTTAGACCCTCTATTTACCTGCGAACTTGTGTTTATAATAAATGAGGAAACAGAAAAAAA NOV15d, CG57431-04 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 194 104aa MW at 11793.4kDMVSVPTTWCSVALALLVALHEGKGQAAATLEQPASSSHAQGTHLRLRRCSCSSWLDKECVYFCHLDIIWVNTPEDISTVKSLFAKRQQEAMREPRSTHSRWRKR

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 15B. TABLE 15B Comparison ofthe NOV15 protein sequences. NOV15aMVSVPTTWCSVALALLVALHEGKGQAAATLEQPASSSHAQGTHLRLRRCSCSSWLDKECV NOV15bMVSVPSTWCSVALALLVALHEGKGQAAATLEQPASSSHAQGTHLRLRRCSCSSWLDKECV NOV15cMVSVPSTWCSVALALLVALHEGKGQAAATLEQPASSSHAQGTHLRLRRCSCSSWLDKECV NOV15dMVSVPTTWCSVALALLVALHEGKGQAAATLEQPASSSHAQGTHLRLRRCSCSSWLDKECV NOV15aYFCHLDIIWVNTPEQTAPYGLGNPPRRRRR------------------------------ NOV15bYFCHLDIIWVNTPEQTAPYGLGNPPRRRRRSLPRRCQCSSARDPACATFCLRRPWTEAGA NOV15cYFCHLDIIWVNTPEQTAPYGLGNPPRRRRRSLPRRCQCSSARDPACATFCLRRPWTEAGA NOV15dYFCHLDIIWVNT------------------------------------------------ NOV15a---SLPRRCQCSSARDPTCATFCLRRPWDISTVKSLFAKRQQEAMREPRSTHSRWRKR NOV15bVPSRKSPADVFQTGKTGATTGELLQRLRDISTVKSLFAKRQQEAMREPRSTHSRWKER NOV15cVPSRKSPADVFQTGKTGATTGELLQRLRDISTVKSLFAKRQQEAMREPRSTHSRWRKR NOV15d--------------------------PEDISTVKSLFAKRQQEAMREPRSTHSRWRKR NOV15a (SEQID NO: 188) NOV15b (SEQ ID NO: 190) NOV15c (SEQ ID NO: 192) NOV15d (SEQID NO: 194)

Further analysis of the NOV15a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 15C. TABLE 15C Protein Sequence Properties NOV15a SignalPCleavage site between residues 25 and 26 analysis: PSORT II PSG: a newsignal peptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 0; pos. chg0; neg. chg 0 H-region: length 20; peak value 9.73 PSG score: 5.33 GvH:von Heijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold:−2.1): −1.24 possible cleavage site: between 24 and 25 >>> Seems to havea cleavable signal peptide (1 to 24) ALOM: Klein et al's method for TMregion allocation Init position for calculation: 25 Tentative number ofTMS(s) for the threshold 0.5: 0 number of TMS(s) . . . fixed PERIPHERALLikelihood = 7.85 (at 54) ALOM score: 7.85 (number of TMSs: 0) MTOP:Prediction of membrane topology (Hartmann et al.) Center position forcalculation: 12 Charge difference: −1.5 C(−0.5)-N(1.0) N >= C:N-terminal side will be inside MITDISC: discrimination of mitochondrialtargeting seq R content: 0 Hyd Moment(75): 1.71 Hyd Moment(95): 1.49 Gcontent: 0 D/E content: 1 S/T content: 4 Score: −4.94 Gavel: predictionof cleavage sites for mitochondrial preseq cleavage site motif not foundNUCDISC: discrimination of nuclear localization signals pat4: PRRR (4)at 85 pat4: RRRR (5) at 86 pat4: RRRR (5) at 87 pat7: PPRRRRR (5) at 84pat7: PRRRRRS (5) at 85 bipartite: none content of basic residues: 16.6%NLS Score: 1.27 KDEL: ER retention motif in the C-terminus: none ERMembrane Retention Signals: KKXX-like motif in the C-terminus: RWRK SKL:peroxisomal targeting signal in the C-terminus: none PTS2: 2ndperoxisomal targeting signal: none VAC: possible vacuolar targetingmotif: none RNA-binding motif: none Actinin-type actin-binding motif:type 1: none type 2: none NMYR: N-myristoylation pattern: nonePrenylation motif: none memYQRL: transport motif from cell surface toGolgi: none Tyrosines in the tail: none Dileucine motif in the tail:none checking 63 PROSITE DNA binding motifs: none checking 71 PROSITEribosomal protein motifs: none checking 33 PROSITE prokaryotic DNAbinding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's method for Cytoplasmic/Nucleardiscrimination Prediction: nuclear Reliability: 94.1 COIL: Lupas'salgorithm to detect coiled-coil regions total: 0 residues Final Results(k = {fraction (9/23)}): 55.6%: extracellular, including cell wall33.3%: nuclear 11.1%: cytoplasmic >> prediction for CG57431-03 is exc (k= 9)

A search of the NOV15a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table15D. TABLE 15D Geneseq Results for NOV15a NOV15a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent #, Match theMatched Expect Identifier Date] Residues Region Value AAE15748 Humanendothelin 2 (EDN2) - Homo 1 . . . 145 144/178 (80%) 3e−79 sapiens, 178aa. [WO200190118-A2, 1 . . . 178 144/178 (80%) 29 NOV. 2001] AAR23784Precursor ET-2 sequence - Homo 1 . . . 145 144/178 (80%) 3e−79 sapiens,178 aa. [EP484017-A, 1 . . . 178 144/178 (80%) 06 MAY 1992] AAR20231Human endothelin-2 vasoconstrictor 1 . . . 145 144/178 (80%) 3e−79peptide - Homo sapiens, 178 aa. 1 . . . 178 144/178 (80%) [EP468337-A,29 JAN. 1992] AAR60320 Pre-pro-vasoactive intestinal 6 . . . 120  89/115(77%) 3e−51 contractor protein - Mus musculus, 3 . . . 117  99/115 (85%)160 aa. [JP06169774-A, 21 JUN. 1994] AAR60319 Pre-pro-vasoactiveintestinal 6 . . . 120  89/115 (77%) 3e−51 contractor protein - Musmusculus, 3 . . . 117  99/115 (85%) 160 aa. [JP06169774-A, 21 JUN. 1994]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV15a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table15E. TABLE 15E Public BLASTP Results for NOV15a NOV15a Identities/Protein Residues/ Similarities for Accession Match the Matched ExpectNumber Protein/Organism/Length Residues Portion Value P20800Endothelin-2 precursor (ET-2) - 1 . . . 145 144/178 (80%) 8e−79 Homosapiens (Human), 178 aa. 1 . . . 178 144/178 (80%) BAC54893Preproendothelin-2 - Equus caballus 1 . . . 145 116/178 (65%) 2e−60(Horse), 178 aa. 1 . . . 178 123/178 (68%) Q8MJW9 Preproendothelin-2 -Mustela putorius 1 . . . 144 108/177 (61%) 2e−56 furo (Ferret), 178 aa.1 . . . 177 120/177 (67%) P23943 Endothelin-2 precursor (ET-2) 4 . . .145 103/175 (58%) 4e−53 (Vasoactive intestinal contractor) 2 . . . 176114/175 (64%) (VIC) - Rattus norvegicus (Rat), 176 aa. S17194 endothelin2 precursor - mouse, 160 6 . . . 120  89/115 (77%) 8e−51 aa. 3 . . . 117 99/115 (85%)

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV15a protein contains the domainsshown in the Table 15F. TABLE 15F Domain Analysis of NOV15a Identities/NOV15a Similarities Expect Pfam Domain Match Region for the MatchedRegion Value endothelin 44 . . . 74 28/31 (90%) 5.4e−19 29/31 (94%)

Example 16

The NOV16 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 16A. TABLE 16A NOV16 Sequence AnalysisNOV16a, CG59253-01 SEQ ID NO: 195 1894 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at46 ORF Stop: TAG at 1474 TGGCATTTCTGAGCAGGGGCCACCCTGACTTCACCTTGGCCCACCATGAGGGTCTTCCTGCTTTGTGCCTACATACTGCTGCTGATGGTTTCCCAGTTGAGGGCAGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTATTCAAGGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGGCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCAGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATGCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATACCCAACAAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGTTGAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTGCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGGCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGGATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATGGGTGGTTCCCAGCGGGTCCTGGAGAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAACGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGGGTGTTTACCACGCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTGCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCATTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTGCCGTTCCACCCATTGCCGATGAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTGACGGCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAACTACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTAGGTATATGTTACGAGAACGCCCTTCAGCACTGCTCAAAAATTTTCGGCATGTATTTCATCTAGTCATGTCCTTTTGGTCCTCTAAATTAGCAGTGGTTTGGCATAATAGTGTTTTGTGTTTTTTTTCTCATTGAAATAAATCTTGGGTTTGTTTTTTTCCCGAGCCTGCTAGGGCGAGGGGGGTGAATGGTTGATCAGTTTAAAAATAATGCAGCCCTTGTTTTTCACCTCTAGAATATGAGAACATTTTAACAGCACCTCTCTTATCTTGCAGATATATTCCAAGATGCTACATGCAGCAGACAGCTGTGAGCTTGCATACACACACACACAAATATACATGCACATACATACACAGAATGTAGTACTAGTTAAGTATTTCCTTCCTATCTTTAATAAGTAAGAGAATATTTAGACCANOV16a, CG59253-01 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 196 476 aa MW at54216.4kDMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHYSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAK NOV16b, 194877881 SEQ ID NO: 1971383 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceGGATCCGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTATTCAAGGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGGCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTCGCAGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATGCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATACCCAACAAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGTTGAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTGCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGGCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGGATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATGGGTGGTTCCCAGCGGGTCCTGGAGAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGGGTGTTTACCACCCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTGCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCATTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTGCCGTTCCACCCATTGCCGATGAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTGACGGCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAACTACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTGCCTCGAGNOV16b, 194877881 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 198 461 aa MW at 52370.0kDGSVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHYSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCLE NOV16c, CG59253-02 SEQ ID NO: 199 3205 bp DNASequence ORF Start: ATG at 46 ORF Stop: TAG at 3151TGGCATTTCTGAGCAGGGGCCACCCTGACTTCACCTTGGCCCACCATGAGGGTCTTCCTGCTTTGTGCCTACATACTGCTGCTGATGGTTTCCCAGTTGAGGGCAGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTGTAAGTCGTCTAGGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGGCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCAGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATGCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATATGGCAACAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGGTAAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTGCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGGCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGGATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATGGGTGGTTCCCAGCGGGTCCTGGAGAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGGGTGTTTACCACGCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTGCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCATTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTGCCGTTCCACCCATTGCCGATGAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTGACGGCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAACTACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTGCAGTGCTGAGAATGAGGAAGACAAAAAGGTCATCTCATTACAGTTGGATAAAGATCACCACGCTTTATATGTGGCGTTCTCTAGCTGCATTATCCGCATCCCCCTCAGTCGCTGTGAGCGTTATGGATCATGTAAAAAGTCTTGTATTGCATCTCGTCACCCGTATTGTCGCTGGTTAAGCCAGGCATCCTGTGCTAGAGTGACCCCAAACCACAGTGCTGAAGGATATGAACAAGACACAGAATTCGGCAACACAGCTCATCTAGGGGACTGCCATGCATATGAACCATATGAAGGTCGTGTTGGCTCACTGAAAGCCATTTGCTATTTATTATTATTTTTAAAAAGCACCTTATTCACATTGTCCCATGTGTCTATTTCAGGTGTACGATGGGAAGTCCAGTCTGGAGAGTCCAACCAGATGGTCCACATGAATCTCCTCATCACCTGTGTCTTTGCTGCTTTTGTTTTCGCGGCATTCATTGCAGGTGTGGCAGTATACTGCTATCGAGACATGTTTGTTCGGAAAAACAGAAAGATCCATAAAGATGCAGAGTCCGCCCAGTCATGCACAGACTCCAGTGGAAGTTTTGCCAAACTGAATGGTCTCTTTGACAGCCCTGTCAAGGAATACCAACAGAATATTGATTCTCCTAAACTGTATAGTAACCTGCTAACCAGTCGGAAAGAGCTACCACCCAATGGAGATACTAAATCCATGGTAATGGACCATCGAGGGCAACCTCCAGAGTTGGCTGCTCTTCCTACTCCTGAGTCTACACCCGTGCTTCACCAGAAGACCCTGCAGGCCATGAAGAGCCACTCAGAAAAGGCCCATGGCCATGGAGCTTCAAGGAAAGAAACCCCTCAGTTTTTTCCGTCTAGTCCGCCACCTCATTCCCCATTAAGTCATGGGCATATCCCCAGTGCCATTGTTCTTCCAAATGCTACCCATGACTACAACACGTCTTTCTCAAACTCCAATGCTCACAAAGCTGAAAAGAAGCTTCAAAACATTGATCACCCTCTCACAAAGTCATCCAGTAAGAGAGATCACCCGCGTTCTGTTGATTCCAGAAATACCCTCAATGATCTCCTGAAGCATCTGAATGACCCAAATAGTAACCCCAAAGCCATCATGGGAGACATCCAGATGGCACACCAGAACTTAATGCTGGATCCCATGGGATCGATGTCTGAGGTCCCACCTAAAGTCCCTAACCGGGAGGCATCGCTATACTCCCCTCCTTCAACTCTCCCCAGAAATAGCCCAACCAAGCGAGTGGATGTCCCCACCACTCCTGGAGTCCCAATGACTTCTCTGGAAAGACAAAGAGGTTATCACAAAAATTCCTCCCAGAGGCACTCTATATCTGCTATGCCTAAAAACTTAAACTCACCAAATGGTGTTTTGTTATCCAGACAGCCTAGTATGAACCGTGGAGGATATATGCCCACCCCCACTGGGGCGAAGGTGGACTATATTCAGGGAACACCAGTGAGTGTTCATCTGCAGCCTTCCCTCTCCAGACAGAGCAGCTACACCAGTAATGGCACTCTTCCTAGGACGGGACTAAAGAGGACGCCGTCCTTAAAACCTGACGTGCCACCAAAGCCTTCCTTTGTTCCTCAAACCCCATCTGTCAGACCACTGAACAAATACACATACTAG GCCTCAAGTGTGCTATTCCCATGTGGCTTTATCCTGTCCGTGTTGTTGAGAGNOV16c, CG59253-02 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 200 1035 aa MW at115912.6kDMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHCKSSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIWQQKLTWRSRQQDRENCANKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRVSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCSAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQGSCGRVTPNHSAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGDCHAYEPYEGRVGSLKAICYLLLFLKSTLFTLSHVSISGVRWEVQSGESNQMVHMNVLITCVFAAFVLGAFIAGVAVYCYRDMFVRKNRKIHKDAESAQSCTDSSGSFAKLNGLFDSPVKEYQQNIDSPKLYSNLLTSRKELPPNGDTKSMVMDHRGQPPELAALPTPESTPVLHQKTLQAMKSHSEKAHGHGASRKETPQFFPSSPPPHSPLSHGHIPSAIVLPNATHDYNTSFSNSNAHKAEKKLQNIDHPLTKSSSKRDHRRSVDSRNTLNDLLKHLNDPNSNPKAIMGDIQMAHQNLMLDPMGSMSEVPPKVPNREASLYSPPSTLPRNSPTKRVDVPTTPGVPMTSLERQRGYHKNSSQRHSISAMPKNLNSPNGVLLSRQPSMNRGGYMPTPTGAKVDYIQGTPVSVHLQPSLSRQSSYTSNGTLPRTGLKRTPSLKPDVPPKPSFVPQTPSVRPLNKYTY NOV16d, 191815765 SEQ ID NO: 201 1713 bp DNA Sequence ORFStart: at 1 ORF Stop: end of sequenceGGATCCGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTATTCAAGGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGGCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCGGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATGCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATACCCAACAAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGTTGAGTACCTTACAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTGCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGGCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGGATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATCGGTGGTTCCCAGCGGGTCCTGGAGAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGGGTGTTTACCACGCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTCCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCGTTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTGCCGTTCCACCCATTGCCGATGAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTGACGGCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAACTACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAGTGCCAATGCTGAGAATGAGGAAGACAAAAAGGTCATCTCATTACAGTTGGATAAAGATCACCACGCTTTATATGTGGCGTTCTCTAGCTGCATTATCCGCATCCCCCTCAGTCGCTGTGAGCGTTATGGATCATGTAAAAAGTCTTGTATTGCATCTCGTGACCCGTATTGTGGCTGGTTAAGCCAGGGATCCTGTGGTAGAGTGACCCCAGGGATGCTTGCTGAAGGATATGAACAAGACACAGAATTCGGCAACACAGCTCATCTAGGGGACTGCCATGGTGTACGATGGGAAGTCCAGTCTGGAGAGTCCAACCAGATGGTCCACATGAATCTCGAG NOV16d, 191815765 Protein SequenceSEQ ID NO: 202 571 aa MW at 64535.4kDGSVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHYSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGGDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVTFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCNAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQGSCGRVTPGMLAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGDCHGVRWEVQSGESNQMVHMNLE NOV16e,CG59253-03 SEQ ID NO: 203 1383 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 7 ORF Stop:at 1375GGATCCGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTATTCAAGGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGGCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCAGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAATGAAATGCCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATACCCAACAAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGTTGAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTGCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGGCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGGATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATGGGTGGTTCCCAGCGGGTCCTGGAGAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGGGTCTTTACCACGCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTGCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCATTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTGCCGTTCCACCCATTGCCGATGAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTGACGGCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAACTACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTGCCTCGAGNOV16e, CG59253-03 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 204 456 aa MW at51880.5kDVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHYSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCANKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAK NOV16f, CG59253-04 SEQ ID NO: 205 1713 bp DNASequence ORF Start: at 7 ORF Stop: at 1708GGATCCGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATCATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTATTCAAGGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGGCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCGGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATGCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATACCCAACAAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGTTGAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTGCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTCTATTCTGCCACAGTGGCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGGATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATGGGTCGTTCCCAGCGGGTCCTGGAGAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGGGTGTTTACCACGCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTGCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGCATGAAACTCTGTCGTTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTGCCGTTCCACCCATTGCCGATGACCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTGACGGCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAACTACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTGCAATGCTGAGAATGAGGAAGACAAAAAGGTCATCTCATTACAGTTGGATAAAGATCACCACGCTTTATATGTGGCGTTCTCTAGCTGCATTATCCGCATCCCCCTCAGTCGCTGTCAGCGTTATGGATCATGTAAAAAGTCTTGTATTGCATCTCGTGACCCGTATTGTGCCTGGTTAAGCCAGGGATCCTGTGGTAGAGTGACCCCAGGGATCCTTGCTGAAGGATATGAACAAGACACAGAATTCGGCAACACAGCTCATCTAGGGCACTGCCATGGTGTACGATGGGAAGTCCAGTCTGGAGAGTCCAACCAGATGGTCCACATGAATCTCGAG NOV16f, CG59253-04 Protein SequenceSEQ ID NO: 206 567 aa MW at 64149.1kDVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHYSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGGDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDECHNFTKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTMAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDCEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVENNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCNAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQGSCGRVTPGMLAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGDCHGVRWEVQSGESNQMVHMN NOV16g,CG59253-05 SEQ ID NO: 207 2191 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 46 ORFStop: TGA at 2182 TGGCATTTCTGAGCAGGGGCCACCCTGACTTCACCTTGGCCCACCATGAGGGTCTTCCTGCTTTGTGCCTACATACTGCTGCTGATGGTTTCCCAGTTGAGGGCAGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTGTAAGTCGTCTAGGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGGCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCAGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATGCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATATGGCAACAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCCAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGGTAAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTCGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTCCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGCCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATCGGTGATGGATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATCGGTGGTTCCCAGCGGGTCCTGGAGAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTCGTCGGGGTGTTTACAACGCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTGCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCATTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTGCCGTTCCACCCATTGCCGATGAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTGACGGCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAACTACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTGCAGTGCTGAGAATGAGGAAGACAAAAAGGTCATCTCATTACAGTTGGATAAAGATCACCACGCTTTATATGTGGCGTTCTCTAGCTGCATTATCCGCATCCCCCTCAGTCGCTGTGAGCGTTATGGATCATGTAAAAAGTCTTGTATTGCATCTCGTGACCCGTATTGTGGCTGGTTAAGCCAGGGATCCTGTGGTAGAGTGACCCCAGGGATGCTGCTGTTAACCGAAGACTTCTTTGCTTTCCATAACCACAGTGCTGAAGGATATGAACAAGACACAGAATTCGGCAACACAGCTCATCTAGGGGACTGCCATGAAATTTTGCCTACTTCAACTACACCAGATTACAAAATATTTGGCGGTCCAACATCTGGTGTACGATGGGAAGTCCAGTCTGGAGAGTCCAACCAGATGGTCCACATGAATGTCCTCATCACCTGTGTCTTTGCTGCTTTTGTTTTGGGGGCATTCATTGCAGGTGTGCCAGTATACTGCTATCGAGACATGTTTGTTCGGAAAAACAGAAAGATCCATAAAGATGCAGAGTCCGCCCAGTCATGCACAGACTCCAGTGGAAGTTTTGCCAAACTGAATGGTCTCTTTGACAGCCCTGTCAAGGAATACCAACAGAATATTGATTCTCCTAAACTGTATAGTAACCTGCTAACCAGTCGGAAAGAGCACGAATTCAGCGGCCGCTGAATTCTA G NOV16g, CG59253-05 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 208 712 aa MW at80536.8kDMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHCKSSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIWQQKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRVSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARRLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQTNGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNNAKCSAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQGSCGRVTPGMLLLTEDFFAFHNHSAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGDCHEILPTSTTPDYKIFGGPTSCVRWEVQSGESNQMVHMNVLITCVFAAFVLGAFIAGVAVYCYRDMFVRKNRKIHKDAESAQSCTDSSGSFAKLNGLFDSPVKEYQQNIDSPKLYSNLLTSRKEHEFSGR NOV16h,CG59253-06 SEQ ID NO: 209 3196 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 46 ORFStop: TAG at 3142 TGGCATTTCTGAGCAGGGGCCACCCTGACTTCACCTTGGCCCACCATGAGGGTCTTCCTGCTTTGTGCCTACATACTGCTGCTGATGGTTTCCCAGTTGAGGGCAGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTGTAAGTCGTCTAGGCAATATCCCCTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGGCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCAGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATGCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATATGGCAACAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGACATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTCTAGATACTACAGCGTAAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTGCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGCCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGGATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGCATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATGGGTGGTTCCCAGCGGGTCCTGGAGAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTCTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGGGTGTTTACCACGCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTGCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTCCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCATTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTGCCGTTCCACCCATTGCCGATGAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGCTACAGACTGACGGCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAACTACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAACCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTGCAGTGCTGAGAATGAGGAAGACAAAAAGGTCATCTCATTACAGTTGGATAAAGATCACCACGCTTTATATGTGGCGTTCTCTAGCTGCATTATCCGCATCCCCCTCAGTCGCTGTGAGCGTTATGGATCATGTAAAAAGTCTTGTATTGCATCTCGTGACCCGTATTGTGGCTGGTTAAGCCAGGGATCCTGTGGTAGAGTGACCCCAGGGATGCTGCTGTTAACCGAAGACTTCTTTGCTTTCCATAACCACAGTGCTGAAGGATATGAACAAGACACAGAATTCGGCAACACAGCTCATCTAGGGGACTGCCATGAAATTTTGCCTACTTCAACTACACCAGATTACAAAATATTTGGCGGTCCAACATCTGGTGTACGATGGGAAGTCCAGTCTGGAGAGTCCAACCAGATGGTCCACATGAATGTCCTCATCACCTGTGTCTTTGCTGCTTTTGTTTTGGGGGCATTCATTGCAGGTGTGGCAGTATACTGCTATCGAGACATGTTTGTTCGGAAAAACACAAAGATCCATAAAGATGCAGAGTCCGCCCAGTCATGCACAGACTCCAGTGGAAGTTTTGCCAAACTGAATGGTCTCTTTGACAGCCCTGTCAAGGAATACCAACAGAATATTGATTCTCCTAAACTGTATAGTAACCTGCTAACCAGTCGGAAAGAGCTACCACCCAATGGAGATTCTAAATCCATGGTAATGGACCATCGAGGGCAACCTCCACAGTTGGCTGCTCTTCCTACTCCTGAGTCTACACCCGTGCTTCACCAGAAGACCCTGCAGGCCATGAAGAGCCACTCAGAAAAGGCCCATGGCCATGGAGCTTCAAGGAAAGAAACCCCTCAGTTTTTTCCGTCTAGTCCGCCACCTCATTCCCCATTAAGTCATGGGCATATCCCCAGTGCCATTGTTCTTCCAAATGCTACCCATGACTACAACACGTCTTTCTCAAACTCCAATGCTCACAAAGCTGAAAAGAAGCTTCAAAACATTGATCACCCTCTCACAAAGTCATCCAGTAAGAGAGATCACCGGCGTTCTGTTGATTCCAGAAATACCCTCAATGATCTCCTGAAGCATCTGAATGACCCAAATAGTAACCCCAAAGCCATCATGGGACACATCCAGATGGCACACCAGAACTTAATGCTGGATCCCATGGGATCGATGTCTGAGGTCCCACCTAAAGTCCCTAACCGGGAGGCATCGCTATACTCCCCTCCTTCAACTCTCCCCAGAAATAGCCCAACCAAGCGAGTGGATGTCCCCACCACTCCTGGAGTCCCAATGACTTCTCTGGAAAGACAAAGAGGTTATCACAAAAATTCCTCCCAGAGGCACTCTATATCTGCTATGCCTAAAAACTTAAACTCACCAAATGGTGTTTTGTTATCCAGACAGCCTAGTATGAACCGTGGAGGATATATGCCCACCCCCACTGGGGCGAAGGTGGACTATATTCAGGGAACACCAGTGAGTGTTCATCTGCAGCCTTCCCTCTCCAGACAGAGCAGCTACACCAGTAATGGCACTCTTCCTAGGACGGGACTAAAGAGGACGCCGTCCTTAAAACCTGACGTGCCACCAAAGCCTTCCTTTGTTCCTCAAACCCCATCTGTCAGACCACTGAACAAATACACATACTAG GCCTCAAGTGTGCTATTCCCATGTGGCTTTATCCTGTCCGTGTTGTTGAGAG NOV16h,CG59253-06 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 210 1032 aa MW at 115525.0kDMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHCKSSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIWQQKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNMPCRYYRVSTLEYDGEEISCLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPEFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCSAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQGSCGRVTPGMLLLTEDFFAFHNHSAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGDCHEILPTSTTPDYKIFGGPTSGVRWEVQSGSNQMVHMNVLITCVFAAFVLGAFIAGVAVYCRYRDMFVRKNRKIHKDAESAQSCTDSSGSFAKLNGLFDSPVKEYQQNIDSPKLYSNLLTSRKELPPNGDSKSMMVDHRGQPPELAALPTPESTPVLHQKTLQAMKSHSEKAHGHGASRKETPQFFPSSPPPHSPLSHGHIPSAIVLPNATHDYNTSFSNSNAHKAEKKLQNIDHPLTKSSSKRDHRRSVDSRNTLNDLLKHLNDPNSNPKAIMGDIQMAHQNLMLDPMGSMSEVPPKVPNREASLYSPPSTLPRNSPTKRVDVPTTPGVPMTSLERQRGYHKNSSQRHSISAMPKNLNSPNGVLLSRQPSMNRGGYMPTPTGAKVDYIQGTPVSVHLQPSLSRQSSYTSNGTLPRTGLKRTPSLKPDVPPKPSFVPQTPSVRPLNKYTY NOV16i, CG59253-07 SEQ ID NO: 211 2359 bp DNA Sequence ORFStart: ATG at 46 ORF Stop: TGA at 2350TGGCATTTCTGAGCAGGGGCCACCCTGACTTCACCTTGGCCCACCATGAGGGTCTTCCTGCTTTGTGCCTACATACTGCTGCTCATGGTTTCCCAGTTGAGGGCAGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTGTAAGTCGTCTAGGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGGCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCAGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATGCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATATGCCAACAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAACAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGGTAAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTGCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGGCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGGATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACCACATGGGTGGTTCCCAGCGGGTCCTGGAGAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGGGTGTTTACCACGCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTGCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCATTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTGCCGTTCCACCCATTGCCGATGAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTCACGGCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAACTACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTGCAGTCCTGAGAATGAGGAAGACAAAAAGGTCATCTCATTACAGTTGGATAAAGATCACCACGCTTTATATGTGCCGTTCTCTAGCTGCATTATCCGCATCCCCCTCAGTCCCTCTGAGCGTTATGGATCATGTAAAAAGTCTTGTATTGCATCTCGTGACCCGTATTGTGGCTGGTTAAGCCAGGGATCCTGTGGTAGAGTGACCCCAGGGATGCTGCTGTTAACCGAAGACTTCTTTGCTTTCCATAACCACAGTGCTGAAGGATATGAACAAGACACAGAATTCGGCAACACAGCTCATCTAGGGGACTGCCATGAAATTTTGCCTACTTCAACTACACCAGATTACAAAATATTTGGCGGTCCAACATCTGACATGGAGGTATCTTCATCTTCTGTTACCACAATGGCAAGTATCCCAGAAATCACACCTAAAGTGATTGATACCTGGACACCTAAACTGACAAGCTCTCGGAAATTTGTAGTTCAAGATGATCCAAACACTTCTGATTTTACTGATCCTTTATCGCGTATCCCAAAGGGTGTACGATGGGAAGTCCAGTCTGGAGAGTCCAACCAGATGGTCCACATGAATGTCCTCATCACCTGTGTCTTTGCTGCTTTTGTTTTGGGGGCATTCATTGCAGGTGTGGCAGTATACTGCTATCGAGACATGTTTGTTCGGAAAAACAGAAAGATCCATAAAGATGCAGAGTCCGCCCAGTCATGCACAGACTCCAGTGGAAGTTTTGCCAAACTGAATGGTCTCTTTGACAGCCCTGTCAAGGAATACCAACAGAATATTGATTCTCCTAAACTGTATAGTAACCTGCTAACCAGTCGGAAAGAGCACGAATTCAGCGGCCGCTGA ATTCTAG NOV16i, CG59253-07 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO:212 1768 aa MW at 86672.6kDMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHCKSSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIWQQKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRVSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCSAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQGSCGRVTPGMLLLTEDFFAFHNHSAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGDCHEILPTSTTPDYKIFGGPTSDMEVSSSSVTTMASIPEITPKVIDTWRPKLTSSRKFVVQDDPNTSDFTDPLSGIPKGVRWEVQSGESNQMVHMNVLITCVFAAFVLGAFIAGVAVYCYRDMFVRKNRKIHKDAESAQSCTDSSGSFAKLNGLFDSPVKEYQQNIDSPKLYSNLLTSRKEHEFSGR NOV16j, CG59253-08 SEQ ID NO: 2133364 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 46 ORF Stop: TAG at 3310TGGCATTTCTGAGCAGGGGCCACCCTGACTTCACCTTGGCCCACCATGAGGGTCTTCCTGCTTTGTGCCTACATACTGCTGCTGATGGTTTCCCAGTTGAGGGCAGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTGTAAGTCGTCTAGGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGGCAATCAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCAGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATGCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATATGGCAACAGAAACTGACATGGCCATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGGTAAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTGCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGGCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGGATCTCCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATGGGTGGTTCCCAGCGGGTCCTCGAGAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGGGTGTTTACCACGCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTGCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCATTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTGCCGTTCCACCCATTGCCGATGAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTGACGGCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAACTACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTGCAGTGCTGAGAATGAGGAAGACAAAAAGGTCATCTCATTACAGTTGGATAAAGATCACCACGCTTTATATGTGGCGTTCTCTAGCTGCATTATCCGCATCCCCCTCAGTCGCTGTGAGCGTTATGGATCATGTAAAAAGTCTTGTATTGCATCTCGTGACCCGTATTGTGGCTGGTTAAGCCAGGGATCCTGTGGTAGAGTCACCCCAGGGATGCTGCTGTTAACCGAAGACTTCTTTGCTTTCCATAACCACAGTGCTCAACGATATGAACAAGACACAGAATTCGGCAACACAGCTCATCTAGGGGACTGCCATGAAATTTTGCCTACTTCAACTACACCAGATTACAAAATATTTGGCGGTCCAACATCTGACATGGAGGTATCTTCATCTTCTGTTACCACAATGGCAAGTATCCCAGAAATCACACCTAAAGTGATTGATACCTGGACACCTAAACTGACAAGCTCTCGGAAATTTGTAGTTCAAGATGATCCAAACACTTCTGATTTTACTGATCCTTTATCGGGTATCCCAAAGGGTGTACGATGGGAAGTCCAGTCTGGAGAGTCCAACCAGATGGTCCACATGAATGTCCTCATCACCTGTGTCTTTGCTGCTTTTGTTTTGGGGGCATTCATTGCAGGTGTGGCAGTATACTGCTATCGAGACATGTTTGTTCGGAAAAACAGAAAGATCCATAAAGATGCAGAGTCCGCCCAGTCATGCACAGACTCCAGTGGAAGTTTTGCCAAACTGAATGGTCTCTTTCACAGCCCTGTCAAGGAATACCAACAGAATATTGATTCTCCTAAACTGTATAGTAACCTGCTAACCAGTCGGAAAGAGCTACCACCCAATGGAGATACTAAATCCATGGTAATGGACCATCGAGGGCAACCTCCAGAGTTGGCTGCTCTTCCTACTCCTGAGTCTACACCCGTGCTTCACCAGAAGACCCTGCAGGCCATCAAGAGCCACTCAGAAAAGGCCCATGGCCATGGAGCTTCAAGGAAAGAAACCCCTCAGTTTTTTCCGTCTAGTCCGCCACCTCATTCCCCATTAAGTCATGGGCATATCCCCAGTGCCATTGTTCTTCCAAATGCTACCCATGACTACAACACGTCTTTCTCAAACTCCAATGCTCACAAAGCTGAAAAGAAGCTTCAAAACATTGATCACCCTCTCACAAAGTCATCCAGTAAGAGAGATCACCGGCGTTCTGTTGATTCCAGAAATACCCTCAATGATCTCCTGAAGCATCTGAATGACCCAAATAGTAACCCCAAAGCCATCATGGGAGACATCCAGATGGCACACCAGAACTTAATGCTGGATCCCATGGGATCGATGTCTGAGGTCCCACCTAAAGTCCCTAACCGGGAGGCATCGCTATACTCCCCTCCTTCAACTCTCCCCAGAAATACCCCAACCAAGCGAGTCCATGTCCCCACCACTCCTGGAGTCCCAATGACTTCTCTGGAAAGACAAAGAGGTTATCACAAAAATTCCTCCCAGAGGCACTCTATATCTGCTATGCCTAAAAACTTAAACTCACCAAATCCTGTTTTGTTATCCAGACAGCCTAGTATGAACCGTGGAGGATATATGCCCACCCCCACTGGGGCGAAGGTGGACTATATTCAGGGAACACCAGTGAGTGTTCATCTGCAGCCTTCCCTCTCCAGACAGAGCAGCTACACCAGTAATGGCACTCTTCCTAGGACGGGACTAAAGAGGACGCCGTCCTTAAAACCTGACGTGCCACCAAAGCCTTCCTTTGTTCCTCAAACCCCATCTGTCAGACCACTGAACAAATACACATACTAGGCCTCAAGTCTGCTATTCCCATGTGGCTTTATCCTGTCCGTGTTGT TGAGAG NOV16j, CG59253-08Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 214 1088 aa MW at 121674.9kDMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHCKSSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIWQQKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRVSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQINCIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCSAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQCSCGRVTPGMLLLTEDFFAFHNHSAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGDCHEILPTSTTPDYKIFGGPTSDMEVSSSSVTTMASIPEITPKVIDTWRPKLTSSRKFVVQDDPNTSDFTDPLSGIPKGVRWEVQSGESNQMVHMNVLITCVFAAFVLGAFIAGVAVYCYRDMFVRKNRKIHKDAESAQSCTDSSGSFAKLNGLFDSPVKEYQQNIDSPKLYSNLLTSRKELPPNGDTKSMVMDHRGQPPELAALPTPESTPVLHQKTLQAMKSHSEKAHGHGASRKETPQFFPSSPPPHSPLSHGHIPSAIVLPNATHDYNTSFSNSNAHKAEKKLQNIDHPLTKSSSKRDHRRSVDSRNTLNDLLKHLNDPNSNPKAIMGDIQMAHQNLMLDPMGSMSEVPPKVPNREASLYSPPSTLPRNSPTKRVDVPTTPGVPMTSLERQRGYHKNSSQRHSISAMPKNLNSPNGVLLSRQPSMNRGGYMPTPTGAKVDYIQGTPVSVHLQPSLSRQSSYTSNGTLPRTGLKRTPSLKPDVPPKPSFVPQTPSVRPLNKYTYNOV16k, CG59253-09 SEQ ID NO: 215 3231 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at10 ORF Stop: TGA at 3229 CGCAGATCTATGAGGGTCTTCCTGCTTTGTGCCTACATACTGCTGCTGATGGTTTCCCAGTTGAGGGCAGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTATTCAACGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGGCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCAGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATGCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATACCAAACAAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGTTGAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTGCCCTCTTTCCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGGCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGGATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCCAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATGGGTGGTTCCCAGCGGGTCCTGGACAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGGGTGTTTACCACGCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTCCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCATTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTGCCGTTCCACCCATTGCTGATGAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTGACGCCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAACTACACACTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGCCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTGCAGTGCTGAGAATGAGGAAGACAAAAAGGTCATCTCATTACAGTTGGATAAACATCACCACGCTTTATATGTGGCGTTCTCTAGCTGCATTATCCGCATCCCCCTCAGTCGCTGTGAGCGTTATGGATCATGTAAAAAGTCTTGTATTGCATCTCGTGACCCCTATTGTGGCTGGTTAAGCCAGGGATCCTGTGGTAGAGTGACCCCAGGGATGCTTGCTGAAGGATATGAACAAGACACAGAATTCGGCAACACACCTCATCTAGGGGACTGCCATGAAATTTTGCCTACTTCAACTACACCAGATTACAAAATATTTGGCGGTCCAACATCTGACATGGAGGTATCTTCATCTTCTGTTACCACAATGGCAAGTATCCCAGAAATCACACCTAAAGTGATTGATACCTGGAGACCTAAACTGACAAGCTCTCGGAAATTTGTAGTTCAAGATGATCCAAACACTTCTCATTTTACTGATCCTTTATCGGGTATCCCAAAGGGTGTACGATGCGAAGTCCAGTCTGGAGAGTCCAACCAGATCGTCCACATGAATGTCCTCATCACCTGTGTCTTTGCTGCTTTTGTTTTGGGGGCATTCATTGCAGGTGTGGCAGTATACTGCTATCGAGACATGTTTGTTCGGAAAAACAGAAAGATCCATAAAGATCCAGAGTCCGCCCAGTCATGCACAGACTCCAGTGGAAGTTTTGCCAAACTGAATGGTCTCTTTGACAGCCCTGTCAAGGAATACCAACAGAATATTGATTCTCCTAAACTGTATAGTAACCTGCTAACCAGTCGCAAAGAGCTACCACCCAATGGAGATACTAAATCCATCCTAATGGACCATCGAGGGCAACCTCCAGAGTTGGCTGCTCTTCCTACTCCTGAGTCTACACCCGTGCTTCACCAGAAGACCCTGCAGGCCATGAAGAGCCACTCAGAAAAGGCCCATGGCCATGGAGCTTCAAGGAAAGAAACCCCTCAGTTTTTTCCGTCTAGTCCGCCACCTCATTCCCCATTAAGTCATGGGCATATCCCCAGTGCCATTGTTCTTCCAAATGCTACCCATGACTACAACACGTCTTTCTCAAACTCCAATGCTCACAAAGCTGAAAAGAAGCTTCAAAACATTGATCACCCTCTCACAAAGTCATCCAGTAAGAGAGATCACCGGCGTTCTGTTGATTCCAGAAATACCCTCAATGATCTCCTGAAGCATCTGAATGACCCAAATAGTAACCCCAAAGCCATCATGGGAGACATCCAGATGGCACACCACAACTTAATGCTGGATCCCATGGGATCGATGTCTGAGGTCCCACCTAAAGTCCCTAACCGGGAGGCATCGCTATACTCCCCTCCTTCAACTCTCCCCAGAAATAGCCCAACCAAGCGAGTGGATGTCCCCACCACTCCTGCAGTCCCAATGACTTCTCTGGAAAGACAAAGAGGTTATCACAAAAATTCCTCCCAGAGGCACTCTATATCTCCTATGCCTAAAAACTTAAACTCACCAAATGGTGTTTTGTTATCCAGACACCCTAGTATGAACCGTGGAGGATATATGCCCACCCCCACTGGGGCGAAGGTGGACTATATTCAGGGAACACCAGTGAGTGTTCATCTGCAGCCTTCCCTCTCCACACACACCAGCTACACCAGTAATGGCACTCTTCCTAGCACGGGACTAAAGAGGACGCCGTCCTTAAAACCTGACGTGCCACCAAAGCCTTCCTTTGTTCCTCAAACCCCATCTGTCAGACCACTGAACAAATACACATACTGA NOV16k, CG59253-09 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 2161073 aa MW at 119870.9kDMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHYSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCCTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSACPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCSAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCITRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQGSCGRVTPGMLAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGDCHEILPTSTTPDYKIFGGPTSDMEVSSSSVTTMASIPEITPKVIDTWRPKLTSSRKFVVQDDPNTSDFTDPLSGIPKGVRWEVQSGESNQMVHMNVLITCVFAAFVLGAFIAGVAVYCYRDMFVRKNRKIHKDAESAQSCTDSSGSFAKLNGLFDSPVKEYQQNIDSPKLYSNLLTSRKELPPNGDTKSMVMDHRGQPPELAALPTPESTPVLHQKTLQAMKSHSEKAHGHGASRKETPQFFPSSPPPHSPLSHGHIPSAIVLPNATHDYNTSFSNSNAHKAEKKLQNIDHPLTKSSSKRDHRRSVDSRNTLNDLLKHLNDPNSNPKAIMGDIQMAHQNLMLDPMGSMSEVPPKVPMREASLYSPPSTLPRNSPTKRVDVPTTPGVPMTSLERQRGYHKNSSQRHSISAMPKNLNSPNGVLLSRQPSMNRGGYMPTPTGAKVDYIQGTPVSVHLQPSLSRQSSYTSNGTLPRTGLKRTPSLKPDVPPKPSFVPQTPSVRPLNKYTY NOV16l, CG59253-10SEQ ID NO: 217 1950 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 10 ORF Stop: at 1942CGCAGATCTGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTATTCAAGGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGCCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCAGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATCCCCAAAACAGAACTAATACCCAACAAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGTTGAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATCTTGCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGGCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGGATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGCCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATGGGTGGTTCCCAGCGGGTCCTGGAGAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGGGTGTTTACCACGCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTGCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAACGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCATTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTCCCGTTCCACCCATTGCTGATGAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTGACGGCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAACTACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGCCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTGCAGTGCTGAGAATGAGGAAGACAAAAAGGTCATCTCATTACAGTTGGATAAAGATCACCACGCTTTATATGTGGCGTTCTCTAGCTGCATTATCCGCATCCCCCTCAGTCGCTGTGAGCGTTATGGATCATCTAAAAAGTCTTGTATTGCATCTCGTGACCCGTATTGTGGCTGGTTAAGCCAGGGATCCTGTGGTAGAGTGACCCCAGGGATGCTGCTGTTAACCGAAGACTTCTTTGCTTTCCATAACCACAGTGCTGAAGGATATGAACAAGACACAGAATTCGGCAACACACCTCATCTAGGGGACTGCCATGAAATTTTGCCTACTTCAACTACACCAGATTACAAAATATTTGGCGGTCCAACATCTGACATGGAGGTATCTTCATCTTCTGTTACCACAATGGCAAGTATCCCAGAAATCACACCTAAAGTGATTGATACCTGGAGACCTAAACTGACAAGCTCTCGGAAATTTGTAGTTCAAGATGATCCAAACACTTCTGATTTTACTGATCCTTTATCGGGTATCCCAAAGGGTGTACGATGGGAAGTCCAGCTCGAGGCG NOV16l, CG59253-10Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 218 644 aa MW at 72707.5kDVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHYSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCSAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCLASRDPYCGWLSQCSCGRVTPGMLLLTEDFFAFHNHSAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGDCHEILPTSTTPDYKIFGGPTSDMEVSSSSVTTMASIPEITPKVIDTWRPKLTSSRKFVVQDDPNTSDFTDPLSGIPKGVRWEVQ SEQ ID NO:219 1894 bp NOV16m, SNP13381547 of ORF Start: ATG at 46 ORF Stop: TAG at1474 CG59253-01, DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 215 SNP Change: T to CTGGCATTTCTGAGCAGGGGCCACCCTGACTTCACCTTGGCCCACCATGAGGGTCTTCCTGCTTTGTGCCTACATACTGCTGCTGATGGTTTCCCAGTTGAGGGCAGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTATTCAAGGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACCCCCTTCAGGCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGC CGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCAGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATGCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATACCCAACAAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATCCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGTTGAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTCATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTGCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGGCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGCATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATGGGTGGTTCCCACCGGGTCCTGGAGAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGGGTGTTTACCACGCACCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTGCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTCGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTCCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAACCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCATTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTGCCGTTCCACCCATTGCCGATGAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTGACGGCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAACTACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACCACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTAGGTATATGTTACGAGAACGCCCTTCAGCACTGCTCAAAAATTTTCGGCATGTATTTCATCTAGTCATGTCCTTTTGGTCCTCTAAATTAGCAGTGGTTTGGCATAATAGTGTTTTGTGTTTTTTTTCTCATTGAAATAAATCTTGGGTTTGTTTTTTTCCCGAGCCTGCTAGGGCGAGGGGGGTGAATGGTTGATGAGTTTAAAAATAATGCAGCCCTTGTTTTTCACCTGTAGAATATGAGAACATTTTAACAGCACCTCTCTTATCTTGCAGATATATTCCAAGATGCTACATGCAGCAGACAGCTGTGAGCTTGCATACACACACACACAAATATACATGCACATACATACACAGAATGTAGTACTAGTTAAGTATTTCCTTCCTATCTTTAATAAGTAAGAGAATATTTAGACCANOV16m, SNP13381547 of SEQ ID NO: 220 MW at 54200.4kD CG59253-01,Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 57 476 aa SNP Change: Len to ProMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHYSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHR PDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCANKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAK SEQ ID NO: 221 1894 bp NOV16n,SNP13378936 of ORF Start: ATG at 46 ORF Stop: TAG at 1474 CG59253-01,DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 865 SNP Change: T to CTGGCATTTCTGAGCAGGGGCCACCCTGACTTCACCTTGGCCCACCATGAGGGTCTTCCTGCTTTGTGCCTACATACTGCTCCTGATGGTTTCCCAGTTGAGGGCAGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTATTCAAGGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGGCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCAGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATGCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATACCCAACAAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGTTGAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTGCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGGCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCCATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGGATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATGGGTGGTTCCCAGCCGGTCCTGGAGAAACAC CGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGGGTGTTTACCACGCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTGCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCATTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTCCCGTTCCACCCATTGCCGATCAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTGACGGCCATCTCAGTGCACCATTCAGCCCGACCCTACCAGAACTACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTAGGTATATGTTACGAGAACGCCCTTCAGCACTGCTCAAAAATTTTCGGCATGTATTTCATCTAGTCATGTCCTTTTGGTCCTCTAAATTAGCAGTGGTTTGGCATAATAGTGTTTTGTGTTTTTTTTCTCATTGAAATAAATCTTGGGTTTGTTTTTTTCCCGAGCCTGCTAGGGCGAGGGGGGTGAATGGTTGATGAGTTTAAAAATAATGCAGCCCTTGTTTTTCACCTGTAGAATATGAGAACATTTTAACAGCACCTCTCTTATCTTGCAGATATATTCCAAGATGCTACATGCAGCAGACAGCTGTGAGCTTGCATACACACACACACAAATATACATGCACATACATACACAGAATGTAGTACTAGTTAAGTATTTCCTTCCTATCTTTAATAAGTAAGAGAATATTTAGACCANOV16n, SNP13378936 of SEQ ID NO: 222 MW at 541 86.4kD CG59253-01,Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 274 476 aa SNP Change: Trp to ArgMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHYSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKH RTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSACPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAK SEQ ID NO: 223 1894 bp NOV16o,SNP13378935 of ORF Start: ATG at 46 ORF Stop: TAG at 1474 CG59253-01,DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 965 SNP Change: A to GTGGCATTTCTGAGCAGGGGCCACCCTGACTTCACCTTGGCCCACCATGAGGGTCTTCCTGCTTTGTGCCTACATACTGCTGCTGATGGTTTCCCAGTTGAGGGCAGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTATTCAAGGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGGCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCAGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATGCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATACCCAACAAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGTTGAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTGCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGGCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGGATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATGGGTGGTTCCCAGCGGGTCCTGGAGAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCA GTGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGGGTGTTTACCACGCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTGCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACACAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCATTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTGCCGTTCCACCCATTGCCGATGAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTGACGGCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAACTACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTAGGTATATGTTACGAGAACGCCCTTCAGCACTGCTCAAAAATTTTCGGCATGTATTTCATCTACTCATGTCCTTTTGGTCCTCTAAATTAGCAGTGGTTTGGCATAATAGTGTTTTGTGTTTTTTTTCTCATTGAAATAAATCTTGGGTTTGTTTTTTTCCCGAGCCTGCTAGGGCGAGGGGGGTGAATGGTTGATGAGTTTAAAAATAATGCAGCCCTTGTTTTTCACCTGTAGAATATGAGAACATTTTAACAGCACCTCTCTTATCTTGCAGATATATTCCAAGATGCTACATGCAGCAGACAGCTGTGAGCTTGCATACACACACACACAAATATACATGCACATACATACACAGAATGTAGTACTAGTTAAGTATTTCCTTCCTATCTTTAATAAGTAAGAGAATATTTAGACCANOV16o, SNP13378935 of SEQ ID NO: 224 MW at 54189.4kD CG59253-01,Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 307 476 aa SNP Change: Asn to SerMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHYSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLINCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQI SGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAK SEQ ID NO: 225 1894 bp NOV16p,SNP13381569 of ORF Start: ATG at 46 ORF Stop: TAG at 1474 CG59253-01,DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 1351 SNP Change: T to CTGGCATTTCTGAGCAGGGGCCACCCTGACTTCACCTTGGCCCACCATGAGGGTCTTCCTGCTTTGTGCCTACATACTGCTGCTGATGGTTTCCCAGTTGAGGGCAGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTATTCAAGGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGGCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCAGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATGCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATACCCAACAAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGTTGAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTGCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGGCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGGATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATGGGTGGTTCCCAGCGCGTCCTGGAGAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGCGTGTTTACCACGCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTGCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCATTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTGCCGTTCCACCCATTGCCGATGAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTGACGGCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAAC CACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTAGGTATATGTTACGAGAACGCCCTTCAGCACTGCTCAAAAATTTTCGGCATGTATTTCATCTAGTCATGTCCTTTTGGTCCTCTAAATTAGCAGTGGTTTGGCATAATAGTGTTTTGTGTTTTTTTTCTCATTGAAATAAATCTTGGGTTTGTTTTTTTCCCGAGCCTGCTAGGGCGAGGGGGGTGAATGGTTGATGAGTTTAAAAATAATGCAGCCCTTGTTTTTCACCTGTAGAATATGAGAACATTTTAACAGCACCTCTCTTATCTTGCAGATATATTCCAAGATGCTACATGCAGCAGACAGCTGTGAGCTTGCATACACACACACACAAATATACATGCACATACATACACAGAATGTAGTACTAGTTAAGTATTTCCTTCCTATCTTTAATAAGTAAGAGAATATTTAGACCANOV16p, SNP13381569 of SEQ ID NO: 226 MW at 54190.4kD CG59253-01,Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 436 476 aa SNP Change: Tyr to HisMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHYSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQN HTV IFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAK SEQ ID NO: 227 1894 bp NOV16q,SNP13382528 of ORF Start: ATG at 46 ORF Stop: TAG at 1474 CG59253-01,DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 1838 ISNP Change: T to CTGGCATTTCTGAGCAGGGGCCACCCTGACTTCACCTTGGCCCACCATGAGGGTCTTCCTGCTTTGTGCCTACATACTGCTGCTGATGGTTTCCCAGTTGAGGGCAGTCAGCTTTCCTGAAGATGATGAACCCCTTAATACTGTCGACTATCACTATTCAAGGCAATATCCGGTTTTTAGAGGACGCCCTTCAGGCAATGAATCGCAGCACAGGCTGGACTTTCAGCTGATGTTGAAAATTCGAGACACACTTTATATTGCTGGCAGGGATCAAGTTTATACAGTAAACTTAAATGAAATGCCCAAAACAGAAGTAATACCCAACAAGAAACTGACATGGCGATCAAGACAACAGGATCGAGAAAACTGTGCTATGAAAGGCAAGCATAAAGATGAATGCCACAACTTTATCAAAGTATTTGTTCCAAGAAACGATGAGATGGTTTTTGTTTGTGGTACCAATGCATTCAATCCCATGTGTAGATACTACAGGTTGAGTACCTTAGAATATGATGGGGAAGAAATTAGTGGCCTGGCAAGATGCCCATTTGATGCCAGACAAACCAATGTTGCCCTCTTTGCTGATGGGAAGCTGTATTCTGCCACAGTGGCTGACTTCTTGGCCAGCGATGCCGTTATTTATCGAAGCATGGGTGATGGATCTGCCCTTCGCACAATAAAATATGATTCCAAATGGATAAAAGAGCCACACTTTCTTCATGCCATAGAATATGGAAACTATGTCTATTTCTTCTTTCGAGAAATCGCTGTCGAACATAATAATTTAGGCAAGGCTGTGTATTCCCGCGTGGCCCGCATATGTAAAAACGACATGGGTGGTTCCCAGCGGGTCCTGGAGAAACACTGGACTTCATTTCTAAAGGCTCGGCTGAACTGTTCTGTCCCTGGAGATTCGTTTTTCTACTTTGATGTTCTGCAGTCTATTACAGACATAATACAAATCAATGGCATCCCCACTGTGGTCGGGGTGTTTACCACGCAGCTCAATAGCATCCCTGGTTCTGCTGTCTGTGCATTTAGCATGGATGACATTGAAAAAGTATTCAAAGGACGGTTTAAGGAACAGAAAACTCCAGATTCTGTTTGGACAGCAGTTCCCGAAGACAAAGTGCCAAAGCCAAGGCCTGGCTGTTGTGCAAAACACGGCCTTGCCGAAGCTTATAAAACCTCCATCGATTTCCCGGATGAAACTCTGTCATTCATCAAATCTCATCCCCTGATGGACTCTGCCGTTCCACCCATTGCCGATGAGCCCTGGTTCACAAAGACTCGGGTCAGGTACAGACTGACGGCCATCTCAGTGGACCATTCAGCCGGACCCTACCAGAACTACACAGTCATCTTTGTTGGCTCTGAAGCTGGCATGGTACTTAAAGTTCTGGCAAAGACCAGTCCTTTCTCTTTGAACGACAGCGTATTACTGGAAGAGATTGAAGCCTACAACCATGCAAAGTAGGTATATGTTACGAGAACGCCCTTCAGCACTGCTCAAAAATTTTCGGCATGTATTTCATCTAGTCATGTCCTTTTGGTCCTCTAAATTAGCAGTGGTTTGGCATAATAGTGTTTTGTGTTTTTTTTCTCATTGAAATAAATCTTGGGTTTGTTTTTTTCCCGAGCCTGCTAGGGCGAGGGGGGTGAATGGTTGATGAGTTTAAAAATAATGCAGCCCTTGTTTTTCACCTGTAGAATATGAGAACATTTTAACAGCACCTCTCTTATCTTGCAGATATATTCCAAGATGCTACATGCAGCAGACAGCTGTGAGCTTGCATACACACACACACAAATATACATGCACATACATACACAGAATGCAGTACTAGTTAAGTATTTCCTTCCTATCTTTAATAAGTAAGAGAATATTTAGACCANOV16q, SNP13382528 of MW at 54216.4kD CG59253-01, Protein Sequence SEQID NO: 228 476 aa SNP Change: no changeMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHYSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLDFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDECHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALFADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFREIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVPEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVRYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAK

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 16B. TABLE 16B Comparison ofthe NOV16 protein sequences. NOV16aMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHY--SRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLD NOV16b------------------GSVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHY--SRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLD NOV16cMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHCKSSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLD NOV16d------------------GSVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHY--SRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLD NOV16e--------------------VSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHY--SRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLD NOV16f--------------------VSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHY--SRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLD NOV16gMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHCKSSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLD NOV16hMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHCKSSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLD NOV16iMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHCKSSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLD NOV16jMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHCKSSRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLD NOV16kMRVFLLCAYILLLMVSQLRAVSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHY--SRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLD NOV16l--------------------VSFPEDDEPLNTVDYHY--SRQYPVFRGRPSGNESQHRLD NOV16aFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDEC NOV16bFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDEC NOV16cFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIWQQKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDEC NOV16dFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGGDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDEC NOV16eFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDEC NOV16fFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGGDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDEC NOV16gFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIWQQKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDEC NOV16hFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIWQQKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDEC NOV16iFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIWQQKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDEC NOV16jFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIWQQKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDEC NOV16kFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDEC NOV16lFQLMLKIRDTLYIAGRDQVYTVNLNEMPKTEVIPNKKLTWRSRQQDRENCAMKGKHKDEC NOV16aHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALF NOV16bHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALF NOV16cHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRVSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALF NOV16dHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALF NOV16eHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALF NOV16fHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALF NOV16gHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRVSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALF NOV16hHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRVSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALF NOV16iHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRVSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALF NOV16jHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRVSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALF NOV16kHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALF NOV16lHNFIKVFVPRNDEMVFVCGTNAFNPMCRYYRLSTLEYDGEEISGLARCPFDARQTNVALF NOV16aADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFR NOV16bADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFR NOV16cADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFR NOV16dADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFR NOV16eADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFR NOV16fADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFR NOV16gADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFR NOV16hADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFR NOV16iADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFR NOV16jADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYPFFR NOV16kADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFR NOV16lADGKLYSATVADFLASDAVIYRSMGDGSALRTIKYDSKWIKEPHFLHAIEYGNYVYFFFR NOV16aEIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQ NOV16bEIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQ NOV16cEIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQ NOV16dEIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQ NOV16eEIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQ NOV16fEIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQ NOV16gEIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQ NOV16hEIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQ NOV16iEIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPCDSFFYFDVLQ NOV16jEIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQ NOV16kEIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQ NOV16lEIAVEHNNLGKAVYSRVARICKNDMGGSQRVLEKHWTSFLKARLNCSVPGDSFFYFDVLQ NOV16aSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVP NOV16bSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVP NOV16cSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVP NOV16dSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVP NOV16eSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVP NOV16fSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVP NOV16gSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVP NOV16hSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVP NOV16iSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVP NOV16jSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVP NOV16kSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVP NOV16lSITDIIQINGIPTVVGVFTTQLNSIPGSAVCAFSMDDIEKVFKGRFKEQKTPDSVWTAVP NOV16aEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSNPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVR NOV16bEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVR NOV16cEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVR NOV16dEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVR NOV16eEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVR NOV16fEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVR NOV16gEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVR NOV16hEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVR NOV16iEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVR NOV16jEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVR NOV16kEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVR NOV16lEDKVPKPRPGCCAKHGLAEAYKTSIDFPDETLSFIKSHPLMDSAVPPIADEPWFTKTRVR NOV16aYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAK-- NOV16bYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCL NOV16cYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCS NOV16dYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCN NOV16eYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAK-- NOV16fYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCN NOV16gYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCS NOV16hYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCS NOV16iYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCS NOV16jYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCS NOV16kYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCS NOV16lYRLTAISVDHSAGPYQNYTVIFVGSEAGMVLKVLAKTSPFSLNDSVLLEEIEAYNHAKCS NOV16a------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16bE----------------------------------------------------------- NOV16cAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQ NOV16dAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQ NOV16e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16fAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQ NOV16gAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQ NOV16hAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQ NOV16iAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQ NOV16jAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQ NOV16kAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQ NOV16lAENEEDKKVISLQLDKDHHALYVAFSSCIIRIPLSRCERYGSCKKSCIASRDPYCGWLSQ NOV16a------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16b------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16cGSCGRVTP-------------NHSAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGDCHAYEPYEGR-------- NOV16dGSCGRVTP-------------GMLAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGD------------------ NOV16e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16fGSCGRVTP-------------GMLAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGD------------------ NOV16gGSCGRVTPGMLLLTEDFFAFHNHSAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLCDCHEILPTS---------- NOV16hGSCGRVTPGMLLLTEDFFAFHNHSAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGDCHEILPTS---------- NOV16iGSCGRVTPGMLLLTEDFFAFHNHSAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGDCHEILPTS---------- NOV16jGSCGRVTPGMLLLTEDFFAFHNHSAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGDCHEILPTS---------- NOV16kGSCGRVTP-------------GMLAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGDCHEILPTSTTPDYKIFGG NOV16lGSCGRVTPGMLLLTEDFFAFHNHSAEGYEQDTEFGNTAHLGDCHEILPTS--------- NOV16a------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16b------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16c--------------------------------VGSLKAICYLLLFLKSTLFTLSHVSISG NOV16d---------------------------------------------------------CHG NOV16e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16f---------------------------------------------------------CHG NOV16g----------------------------------------------TTPDYKIFGGPTSG NOV16h----------------------------------------------TTPDYKIFGGPTSG NOV16i---------------------------------------------------------TTP NOV16j---------------------------------------------------------TTP NOV16kPTSDMEVSSSSVTTMASIPEITPKVIDTWRPKLTSSRKFVVQDDPNTSDFTDPLSGIPKG NOV16l-----------------------------------------------TTP---------- NOV16a------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16b------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16cVRWEVQSGESNQMVHMNVLITCVFAAFVLGAFIAGVAVYCYRDMFVRKNRKIHKDAESAQ NOV16dVRWEVQSGESNQMVHMNLE----------------------------------------- NOV16e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16fVRWEVQSGESNQMVHMN------------------------------------------- NOV16gVRWEVQSGESNQMVHMNVLITCVFAAFVLGAFIAGVAVYCYRDMFVRKNRKIHKDAESAQ NOV16hVRWEVQSGESNQMVHMNVLITCVFAAFVLGAFIAGVAVYCYRDMFVRKNRKIHKDAESAQ NOV16i-DYKIFGGPTSDMEVSSSSVTTMAS----IPEITPKVIDTWRPKLTSSRKFVVQDDPNTS NOV16j-DYKIFGGPTSDMEVSSSSVTTMAS----IPEITPKVIDTWRPKLTSSRKFVVQDDPNTS NOV16kVRWEVQSGESNQMVHMNVLITCVFAAFVLGAFIAGVAVYCYRDMFVRKNRKIHKDAESAQ NOV16l-DYKIFGGPTSDMEVSSSSVTTNAS----IPEITPKVIDTWRPKLTSSRKFVVQDDPNTS NOV16a------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16b------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16cSCTDSSGSFAKLNGLFDSPVKEYQQNIDSPKLYSNLLTSRKELPPNGDTKSMVMDHRGQP NOV16d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16gSCTDSSGSFAKLNGLFDSPVKEYQQNIDSPKLYSNLLTSRKEHEFSGR------------ NOV16hSCTDSSGSFAKLNGLFDSPVKEYQQNIDSPKLYSNLLTSRKELPPNGDSKSMVMDHRGQP NOV16iDFTDP------LSGIPKGVRWEVQSGESNQMVHMNVLITCVFAAFVLGAFIAGVAVYCYR NOV16jDFTDP------LSGIPKGVRWEVQSGESNQMVHMNVLITCVFAAFVLGAFIAGVAVYCYR NOV16kSCTDSSGSFAKLNGLFDSPVKEYQQNIDSPKLYSNLLTSRKELPPNGDTKSMVMDHRGQP NOV16lDFTDP------LSGIPKGVRWEVQ------------------------------------ NOV16a------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16b------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16cPELAALPTPESTPVLHQKTLQAMKSHSEKAHGHGASRKETPQFFPSSPPPHSPLSHGHIP NOV16d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16hPELAALPTPESTPVLHQKTLQAMKSHSEKAHGHGASRKETPQFFPSSPPPHSPLSHGHIP NOV16iDMFVRKNRKIHKDAESAQSCTDSSGSFAKLNGLFDSPVKEYQQNIDSPKLYSNLLTSRKE NOV16jDMFVRKNRKIHKDAESAQSCTDSSGSFAKLNGLFDSPVKEYQQNIDSPKLYSNLLTSRKE NOV16kPELAALPTPESTPVLHQKTLQAMKSHSEKAHGHGASRKETPQFFPSSPPPHSPLSHGHIP NOV16l------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16a------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16b------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16cSAIVLPNATHDYNTSFSNSNAHKAEKKLQNIDHPLTKSSSKRDHRRSVDSRNTLNDLLKH NOV16d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16hSAIVLPNATHDYNTSFSNSNAHKAEKKLQNIDHPLTKSSSKRDHRRSVDSRNTLNDLLKH NOV16iHEFSGR------------------------------------------------------ NOV16jLPPNGDTKSMVMDHRGQPPELAALPTPESTPVLHQKTLQAMKSHSEKAHGHGASRKETPQ NOV16kSAIVLPNATHDYNTSFSNSNAHKAEKKLQNIDHPLTKSSSKRDHRRSVDSRNTLNDLLKH NOV16l------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16a------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16b------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16cLNDPNSNPKAIMGDIQMAHQNLMLDPNGSMSEVPPKVPNREASLYSPPSTLPRNSPTKRV NOV16d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16hLNDPNSNPKAIMGDIQMAHQNLMLDPMGSMSEVPPKVPNREASLYSPPSTLPRNSPTKRV NOV16i------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16jFFPSSPPPHSPLSHGHIPSAIVLPNATHDYNTSFSNSNAHKAEKKLQNIDHPLTKSSSKR NOV16kLNDPNSNPKAIMGDIQMAHQNLMLDPMGSMSEVPPKVPNREASLYSPPSTLPRNSPTKRV NOV16l------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16a------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16b------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16cDVPTTPGVPMTSLERQRGYHKNSSQRHSISAMPKNLNSPNGVLLSRQPSMNRGGYMPTPT NOV16d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16hDVPTTPGVPMTSLERQRGYHKNSSQRHSISAMPKNLNSPNGVLLSRQPSMNRGGYMPTPT NOV16i------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16jDHRRSVDSRNTLNDLLKHLNDPNSNPKAIMGDIQMAHQNLMLDPMGSMSEVPPKVPNREA NOV16kDVPTTPGVPMTSLERQRGYHKNSSQRHSISAMPKNLNSPNGVLLSRQPSMNRGGYMPTPT NOV16l------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16a------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16b------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16cGAKVDYIQGTPVSVNLQPSLSRQSSYTSNGTLPRTGLKRTPSLKPDVPPKPSFVPQTPSV NOV16d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16hGAKVDYIQGTPVSVHLQPSLSRQSSYTSNGTLPRTGLKRTPSLKPDVPPKPSFVPQTPSV NOV16i------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16jSLYSPPSTLPRNSPTKRVDVPTTPGVPMTSLERQRGYHKNSSQRHSISAMPKNLNSPNGV NOV16kGAKVDYIQGTPVSVHLQPSLSRQSSYTSNGTLPRTGLKRTPSLKPDVPPKPSFVPQTPSV NOV16l------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16a------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16b------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16cRPLNKYTY---------------------------------------------------- NOV16d------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16f------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16g------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16hRPLNKYTY---------------------------------------------------- NOV16i------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16jLLSRQPSNNRGGYMPTPTGAKVDYIQGTPYSVHLQPSLSRQSSYTSNGTLPRTGLKRTPS NOV16kRPLNKYTY---------------------------------------------------- NOV16l------------------------------------------------------------ NOV16a-------------------------- NOV16b -------------------------- NOV16c-------------------------- NOV16d -------------------------- NOV16e-------------------------- NOV16f -------------------------- NOV16g-------------------------- NOV16h -------------------------- NOV16i-------------------------- NOV16j LKPDVPPKPSFVPQTPSVRPLNKYTY NOV16k-------------------------- NOV16l -------------------------- NOV16a (SEQID NO: 196) NOV16b (SEQ ID NO: 198) NOV16c (SEQ ID NO: 200) NOV16d (SEQID NO: 202) NOV16e (SEQ ID NO: 204) NOV16f (SEQ ID NO: 206) NOV16g (SEQID NO: 208) NOV16h (SEQ ID NO: 210) NOV16i (SEQ ID NO: 212) NOV16j (SEQID NO: 214) NOV16k (SEQ ID NO: 216) NOV16l (SEQ ID NO: 218)

Further analysis of the NOV16a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 16C. TABLE 16C Protein Sequence Properties NOV16a SignalPCleavage site between residues 21 and 22 analysis: PSORT II PSG: a newsignal peptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 2; pos. chg1; neg. chg 0 H-region: length 16; peak value 9.62 PSG score: 5.22 GvH:von Heijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold:−2.1): −0.82 possible cleavage site: between 20 and 21 >>> Seems to havea cleavable signal peptide (1 to 20) ALOM: Klein et al's method for TMregion allocation Init position for calculation: 21 Tentative number ofTMS(s) for the threshold 0.5: 1 Number of TMS(s) for threshold 0.5: 0PERIPHERAL Likelihood = 1.75 (at 300) ALOM score: −0.32 (number of TMSs:0) MTOP: Prediction of membrane topology (Hartmann et al.) Centerposition for calculation: 10 Charge difference: −5.0 C(−3.0)-N(2.0) N >=C: N-terminal side will be inside MITDISC: discrimination ofmitochondrial targeting seq R content: 2 Hyd Moment(75): 6.62 HydMoment(95): 8.11 G content: 0 D/E content: 1 S/T content: 2 Score: −2.26Gavel: prediction of cleavage sites for mitochondrial preseq R-2 motifat 29 LRA|VS NUCDISC: discrimination of nuclear localization signalspat4: none pat7: none bipartite: none content of basic residues: 12.0%NLS Score: −0.47 KDEL: ER retention motif in the C-terminus: none ERMembrane Retention Signals: XXRR-like motif in the N-terminus: RVFL noneSKL: peroxisomal targeting signal in the C-terminus: none PTS2: 2ndperoxisomal targeting signal: none VAC: possible vacuolar targetingmotif: none RNA-binding motif: none Actinin-type actin-binding motif:type 1: none type 2: none NMYR: N-myristoylation pattern: nonePrenylation motif: none memYQRL: transport motif from cell surface toGolgi: none Tyrosines in the tail: none Dileucine motif in the tail:none checking 63 PROSITE DNA binding motifs: none checking 71 PROSITEribosomal protein motifs: none checking 33 PROSITE prokaryotic DNAbinding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's method for Cytoplasmic/Nucleardiscrimination Prediction: cytoplasmic Reliability: 89 COIL: Lupas'salgorithm to detect coiled-coil regions total: 0 residues Final Results(k = {fraction (9/23)}): 21.7%: mitochondrial 21.7%: endoplasmicreticulum 17.4%: extracellular, including cell wall 13.0%: vacuolar 8.7%: cytoplasmic  8.7%: Golgi  8.7%: nuclear >> prediction forCG59253-01 is mit (k = 23)

A search of the NOV16a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table16D. TABLE 16D Geneseq Results for NOV16a NOV16a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent #, Match theMatched Expect Identifier Date] Residues Region Value AAE23981 HumanLP221 secreted protein - 1 . . . 476 476/476 (100%) 0.0 Homo sapiens,476 aa. 1 . . . 476 476/476 (100%) [WO200226801-A2, 04 APR. 2002]AAG79413 CADHP-2, Incyte ID No: 1 . . . 476 476/476 (100%) 0.07596315CD1 - Homo sapiens, 1017 1 . . . 476 476/476 (100%) aa.[WO200259312-A2, 01 AUG. 2002] ABG79172 Human semaphorin-like protein#1 - 1 . . . 476 476/476 (100%) 0.0 Homo sapiens, 476 aa. 1 . . . 476476/476 (100%) [WO200264791-A2, 22 AUG. 2002] AAG63213 Amino acidsequence of a human 1 . . . 476 475/476 (99%)  0.0 semaphorin-likepolypeptide - Homo 1 . . . 476 475/476 (99%)  sapiens, 1086 aa.[WO200153466-A1, 26 JUL. 2001] ABG79177 Human semaphorin-like protein#5 - 1 . . . 476 471/478 (98%)  0.0 Homo sapiens, 1088 aa. 1 . . . 478473/478 (98%)  [WO200264791-A2, 22 AUG. 2002]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV16a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table16E. TABLE 16E Public BLASTP Results for NOV16a NOV16a Protein Residues/Identities/ Accession Match Similarities for the Expect NumberProtein/Organism/Length Residues Matched Portion Value Q8NFY6 Semaphorin6D isoform 2 - Homo 1 . . . 476 476/476 (100%) 0.0 sapiens (Human), 998aa. 1 . . . 476 476/476 (100%) Q8NFY5 Semaphorin 6D isoform 3 - Homo 1 .. . 476 476/476 (100%) 0.0 sapiens (Human), 1017 aa. 1 . . . 476 476/476(100%) Q8NFY3 Semaphorin 6D isoform 1 - Homo 1 . . . 476 476/476 (100%)0.0 sapiens (Human), 1011 aa. 1 . . . 476 476/476 (100%) Q8NFY7Semaphorin 6D short isoform - 1 . . . 476 476/476 (100%) 0.0 Homosapiens (Human), 476 aa. 1 . . . 476 476/476 (100%) Q9P249 Hypotheticalprotein KIAA1479 - 1 . . . 476 476/476 (100%) 0.0 Homo sapiens (Human),1022 aa 12 . . . 487  476/476 (100%) (fragment).

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV16a protein contains the domainsshown in the Table 16F. TABLE 16F Domain Analysis of NOV16a Identities/Pfam Similarities Expect Domain NOV16a Match Region for the MatchedRegion Value Sema 59 . . . 476 197/494 (40%) 1.3e−173 348/494 (70%)

Example 17

The NOV17 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 17A. TABLE 17A NOV17 Sequence AnalysisNOV17a, CG95430-02 SEQ ID NO: 229 954 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 7ORF Stop: at 949GGATCCCAGGACACCTGCAGGCAAGGGCACCCTGGGATCCCTGGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGAGAACCAGGACGTCCTGGCAGCCCGGGGAAGGATGGGACGAGTGGAGAGAAGGGAGAACGAGGAGCAGATGGAAAAGTTGAAGCAAAAGGCATCAAAGGTGATCAACGCTCAAGAGGATCCCCAGGAAAACATGGCCCCAAGGGGCTTGCAGGGCCCATGGGAGACAAAGGCCTCCGAGGAGAGACTGGGCCTCAGGGGCAGAAGGGGAATAACGGTGACGTGGGTCCCACTGGTCCTGAGGGGCCAAGCGGCAACATTGGGCCTTTGGGCCCAACTGGTTTACCGGGCCCCATGGGCCCTATTGGAAAGCCTGGTCCCAAGGGAGAAGCTGGACCCACGGGGCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGCGGAATAAGAGGCTCGAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTCAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATCTGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCGGGGAAATTCACGTGCCACATTGCTGCCGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGGAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAACATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGGATGAGGTGTGGCTGCACGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAGGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCACCAGCCCGCTCGAG NOV17a, CG95430-02 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 230 314 aa MW at32420.0kDQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDCAKGDKGDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKCLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMCPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLCDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17b, CG95430-04 SEQ ID NO: 231 1026 bp DNASequence ORF Start: ATG at 16 ORF Stop: TGA at 1015 TCTGTCATCTGAACCATGAGGATCTGGTGGTTTCTGCTTGCCATTGAAATCTGCACACGGAACATAAACTCACAGGACACCTGCAGGCAAGGGCACCCTGGCATCCCTGGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGTCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGAGAACCAGGACGTCCTGGCAGCCCGGCGAAGGATGGGACGAGTGGAGACAAGGGAGAACGAGCAGCAGATGGAAAAGTTGAAGCAAAAGGCATCAAAGGTGATCAAGGCTCAAGAGGATCCCCAGGAAAACATGGCCCCAAGGGGCTTCCAGGGCCCATGGGAGAGAAGGGCCTCCGAGGAGAGACTGGGCCTCAGGGGCAGAAGGGGAATAAGGGTGACGTGGGTCCCACTGCTCCTGAGGGGCCAAGGGGCAACATTGGGCCTTTGGGCCCAACTGGTTTACCGGGCCCCATGGGCCCTATTGGAAAGCCTGGTCCCAAAGGAGAAGCTGCACCCACGGCGCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAAGAGGCTGGAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATATGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCGGGCAAATTCACGTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGGAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGCATGAGGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAGGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCAGTGACAGAG GAGA NOV17b, CG95430-04 +TL,19 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 232 333aa MW at 34735.7kDMRIWWFLLATEICTGNINSQDTCRQGIIPGIPGNPGHNGLSGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKGLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDMPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSQ NOV17c, CG95430-01 SEQ ID NO:233 818 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 35 ORF Stop: TGA at 728TCCCTCTTTCAGTTCAGAGTCTGTCATCTGAACCATGAGGATCTGGTGGCTTCTGCTTGCCATTGAAATCTGCACAGGGAACATAAACTCACAGGACACCTGCAGGCAACGGCACCCTGGAATCCCTGCGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGTAAGCCTGGTCCCAAAGGAGAAGCTGGACCCACGGGGCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAAGAGCCTGGAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGCGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATATCCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCGGGGAAATTCACGTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGAAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGGATGAGGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAGGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCCGTGACAGAGGAGAGTTTAAAAATCCGCCACACCATCCATCAGAATCAGCTTGGGATGAACTTATTCAGATGGTTTTACTTTATTAATTCCTC+TZ,1/46 NOV17c, CG95430-01 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO:234 231 aa MW 24946.0kDMRWWLLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGKPGPKCEAGPTGPQGEPIGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKCKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDMPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVIYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17d, 319194717 SEQ ID NO: 235 1024 bp DNA Sequence ORFStart: at 2 ORF Stop: TGA at 1013CACCGGATCCACCATGAGGATCTGGTGGTTTCTGCTTGCCATTGAAATCTGCACAGGGAACATAAACTCTCAGGACACCTGCAGGCAAGGGCACCCTGGAATCCCTGGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGAGAACCACGACGTCCTGGCAGCCCGGGGAAGGATGGGACGAGTGCAGAGAAGGGAGAACGAGGAGCAGATGGAAAAGTTGAAGCAAAAGGCATCAAAGGTGATCAAGGCTCAAGACGATCCCCAGGAAAACATGGCCCCAAGGGGCTTCCAGGGCCCATGGGAGAGAAAGGCCTCCGAGGAGAGACTGGGCCTCAGGGGCAGAAGGGGAATAAGGGTGACGTGGGTCCCACTGGTCCTGAGGGGCCAAGGGGCAACATTGGGCCTTTGGGCCCAACTGGTTTACCGGGCCCCATGGGCCCTATTGGAAAGCCTGGTCCCAAGGGAGAAGCTGCACCCACGGGGCCCCACGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCCGGGAATAAGAGGCTGCAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAACTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATGTGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCGGGGAAATTCACCTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGGAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGGATGAGGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAAGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGCACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCCGTGAGTCGACG GC+TZ,1/46 NOV17d, 319194717 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 236 337aa Mw at 35001.0kDTGSTMRIWWFLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKGLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGEKFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17e, CG95430-03 SEQ IDNO: 237 405 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 7 ORF Stop: at 400GGATCCGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCACATATGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCGGGGAAATTCACGTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGGAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGCCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAGGCTCGGGGATGACGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAGGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCCGCTCGAG NOV17e, CG95430-03 ProteinSequence SEQ ID NO: 238 131 aa MW at 14607.4kDAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDMPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYNSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17f,CG95430-05 SEQ ID NO: 239 149bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 143 ORFStop: TGA at 1061CAGTATCTGGGTCCAGCCTGCAGCCTTAGGGTCCAGGTGATGTTACCGTGTGTCTGGCCCTTCTTCACAGTGGCCTCCTAGAAAAACAAGACCCTGACTCAAAGAACACCTCTCACTACATTCAGAGTCTGTCATCTGAACCATGAGGATCTGGTGGCTTCTGCTTGCCATTGAAATCTGCACAGGGAACATAAACTCACAGGACACCTGCAGGCAAGGGCACCCTGGAATCCCTGGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAGGCGATGCAGGAGAACCAGGACGTCCTGGCAGCCCGGGGAAGGATGGGACGAGTGGAGACGAGGGGAGAACGAGGAGCAGATGGAAAAGTTGAAGCAAAAGGCATCAAAGGTGATCAAGGCTCAAGAGGATCCCCAGGAAAACATGGCCCCAAGGGGCTTGCAGGGCCCATGGGAGAGAAAGGCCTCCGAGGAGAGACTGGGCCTCAGGGGCAGAAGGGGAATAAGGCTGACGTGGGTCCCACTGGTCCTGAGGGGCCAAGGGGCAACATTGGGCCTTTGGGCCCAACTGGTTTACCGGGCCCCATGGGCCCTATTGGAAAGCCTGGTCCCAAGGGAGAAGCTGGACCCACGGGGCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAAGAGGCTGGAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATGTGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGGAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAACGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAGAGATGCTTACGTGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCAGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGGATGAGATGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAGGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCAGTGACAGAGGAGAGTTTATAAATCTGCCAGACCATCCATCAGAATCAGCTTGGGATGAACTTATTCAGATGGTTTTACTTTATTAATTCA+TZ,1/46 NOV17f,CG95430-05 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 240 306 aa MW at 31546.2kDMRIWWLLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKGLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPTKFDKIHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTRDAYVSSEDQASGSIVLQLKLGDEMWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSQ NOV17g, CG95430-06 SEQ ID NO: 241 889 bp DNA Sequence ORFStart: ATG at 16 ORF Stop: TGA at 880 TCTGTCATCTGAACCATGAGGATCTGGTGGTTTCTGCTTGCCATTGAAATCTGCACAGGGAACATAAACTCACAGGACACCTGCAGGCAAGGGCACCCTGGCATCCCTGGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGTCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCCAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGAGAACCAGGACGTCCTGGCAGCCCGGGGAAGGATGGGACGAGTGGAGAGAAGGGAGAACGAGGAGCAGATGGAAAAGTTGAAGCAAAAGGCATCAAAGGTGATCAAGGCTCAAGAGGATCCCCAGGAAAACATGGCCCCAAGGGGCTTGCAGGGCCCATGGGAOAGAAACGCCTCCGAGGAGAGACTGGGCCTCAGGCGCAGAAGGGGAATAAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAAGAGGCTGGAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATGTGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCCGGGAAATTCACGTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCGCTGTTTTCTCCAGCAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGGATGAGGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAGGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCACCCAGTGACAGAGGA+TZ,1/46 NOV17g, CG95430-06 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 242288 aa Mw at 30497.9kDMRIWWFLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLSGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGTKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKGLRGETGPQGQKGNKGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHIAVFSSNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSQNOV17h, CG95430-07 SEQ ID NO: 243 961 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 11ORF Stop: at 953CACCAGATCTCAGGACACCTGCAGGCAAGGGCACCCTGGGATCCCTGGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGCAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGAGAACCAGGACGTCCTGGCAGCCCGGGGAAGGATGGGACGAGTGGAGAGAAGGGAGAACGAGGAGCAGATGGAAAAGTTGAAGCAAAAGGCATCAAAGGTGATCAAGGCTCAAGAGGATCCCCAGGAAAACATGGCCCCAAGGGGCTTGCAGGGCCCATGGGAGAGAAAGGCCTCCGAGGAGAGACTGGGCCTCAGGGGCAGAAGGGGAATAAGGGTGACGTGGGTCCCACTGGTCCTGAGGGGCCAAGGGGCAACATTGGGCCTTTGGGCCCAACTGGTTTACCGGGCCCCATGGGCCCTATTGGAAAGCCTGGTCCCAAGGGAGAAGCTGGACCCACGGGGCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAAGAGGCTGGAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGACCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATGTGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCGGGGAAATTCACGTCCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCACGAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGGATGAGGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAGGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCCGGTCGACGGC+TZ,1/46 NOV17h, CG95430-07 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 244314 aa Mw at 32420.0kDQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKGLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17i, CG95430-08 SEQ ID NO: 245 1024 bp DNASequence ORF Start: ATG at 14 ORF Stop: TGA at 1013 CACCGGATCCACCATGAGGATCTGGTGGTTTCTGCTTGCCATTGAAATCTGCACAGGGAACATAAACTCAGGACACCTGCAGGCAAGGGCACCCTGGAATCCCTGGCAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGGAACAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAOGCGATGCAGGAGAACCAGGACGTCCTGGCAGCCCGGGGAAGGATGGGACGAGTGGAGAGAAGGGAGAACGAGGAGCAGATGGAAAAGTTGAAGCAAAAGGCATCAAAGGTGATCAAGGCTCAAGAGGATCCCCAGGAAAACATGGCCCCAAGGGGCTTGCAGGGCCCATGGGAGAGAAAGGCCTCCGAGGAGAGACTGGGCCTCAGGGGCAGAAGGGGAATAAGGGTGACGTGGGTCCCACTGGTCCTGAGGGGCCAAGGGGCAACATTGGGCCTTTGGGCCCAACTGGTTTACCGCGCCCCATGGGCCCTATTGGAAAGCCTGGTCCCAAGGGAGAAGCTGGACCCACGGGCCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAAGAGGCTGGAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATGTGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATCATACAGCAGCGGGGAAATTCACGTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGGAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATCGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGGATGAGGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGCAGAGAAGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCCGTGAGTCGACG GC+TZ,1/46 NOV17i, CG95430-08 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 246333 aa MW at 34654.7kDMRIWWFLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGEPCRPGSPGKDGTSCEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKGLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPCPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVCLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGEKFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV 17j, CG95430-09 SEQ ID NO:247 964 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 11 ORF Stop: TAG at 953CACCAGATCTCAGGACACCTCCAGGCAAGGGCACCCTGGGATCCCTGGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGAGAACCAGGACGTCCTGGCAGCCCGGCGAAGGATGGGACGAGTGGAGAGAAGGGAGAACGAGGAGCAGATGGAAAAGTTCAAGCAAAAGGCATCAAAGGTGATCAAGGCTCAAGAGGATCCCCAGGAAAACATGGCCCCAAGGGGCTTGCAGGGCCCATGGGAGAGAAAGGCCTCCGAGGAGAGACTGGGCCTCAGGGGCAGAAGGGGAATAAGGGTGACGTGGGTCCCACTGGTCCTGAGGGGCCAAGGGGCAACATTGGGCCTTTGGGCCCAACTGGTTTACCGGGCCCCATGGGCCCTATTGGAAAGCCTGGTCCCAAGGGAGAAGCTGGACCCACGGGGCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAAGAGGCTGCAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATGTGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCGGGGAAATTCACCTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGGAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGGATGAGGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAGGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCCGTAGGTCGACGGC+TZ,1/46 NOV17j, CG95430-09 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO:248 314 aa MW at 32420.0kDQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKGLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17k, CG95430-10 SEQ ID NO:249 1024 bp DNASequence ORF Start: ATG at 17 ORF Stop: at 1016 CACCAGATCTCCCACCATGAGGATCTGGTGGTTTCTGCTTGCCATTGAAATCTGCACAGGGAACATAAACTCTCAGCACACCTGCAGGCAACCGCACCCTGGAATCCCTGGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGAGAACCAGGACGTCCTGGCAGCCCGGGGAAGGATGGGACGAGTGGAGAGAAGGGAGAACGAGGAGCAGATGGAAAAGTTGAAGCAAAAGGCATCAAAGGTGATCAAGGCTCAACAGGATCCCCAGGAAAACATGGCCCCAAGGGGCTTCCAGGGCCCATGGGAGAGAAAGGCCTCCGAGGAGAGACTGGGCCTCAGGGGCAGAAGGGGAATAAGGGTGACGTGGGTCCCACTGGTCCTGAGGGGCCAAGGGGCAACATTGGGCCTTTCGGCCCAACTGGTTTACCGGGCCCCATGGGCCCTATTGGAAAGCCTGGTCCCAAGGGAGAAGCTGGACCCACGGGGCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAAGAGGCTGGAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATGTGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCGGGGAAATTCACGTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGGAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAACATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGGATGAGGTGTGGCTGCACGTGACAGGAGCAGAGAAGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTCATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCCGCTCGAGGGC+TZ,1/46 NOV17k, CG95430-10 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 250 333 aa MWat 34654.7kDMRIWWFLLAIEICTGNIMSQDTCRQGHPGIPGMPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKGLRGETCPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGEKFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17l, CG95430-11 SEQ ID NO:251 1045 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at 14 ORF Stop: TAA at 1034CACCAGATCTACCATGGGCCACCATCACCACCATCACAGGATCTGGTGGTTTCTGCTTGCCATTGAAATCTCCACAGGGAACATAAACTCTCACGACACCTGCAGGCAAGGGCACCCTGGAATCCCTGCGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGAGAACCAGGACGTCCTGGCACCCCGGGGAAGGATGGCACGAGTGGAGAGAAGGGAGAACGAGGAGCAGATGGAAAAGTTGAAGCAAAAGGCATCAAAGGTGATCAAGGCTCAAGAGGATCCCCAGGAAAACATGGCCCCAACGGGCTTGCAGGGCCCATGGGAGAGAAAGGCCTCCGAGGAGAGACTGGGCCTCAGGGGCAGAAGGGGAATAAGGGTGACGTGGGTCCCACTGGTCCTGAGGGGCCAAGGGGCAACATTGGGCCTTTGGGCCCAACTGGTTTACCGGGCCCCATGGGCCCTATTGGAAAGCCTGGTCCCAACGGAGAAGCTGGACCCACGGGGCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAAGAGGCTGGAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGACAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATGTGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCGGGGAAATTCACGTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGGAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCACGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCCGGGATGAGGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAAGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACCATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCCGTAACTCGAGGGC+TZ,1/46 NOV17l, CG95430-11 Protein Sequence SEQID NO: 252 340 aa MW at 35534.6kDMGHHHHHHRIWNFLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGLKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKGLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGEKFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17m, CG95430-12 SEQID NO: 253 982 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: at 11 ORF Stop: TAA at 971CACCAGATCTCACCATCACCACCATCACCAGGACACCTGCAGGCAAGGGCACCCTGGAATCCCTCGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGAGAACCAGGACGTCCTGGCAGCCCGGGGAAGGATGGGACGAGTGGAGAGAAGGGAGAACGAGGAGCAGATGGAAAAGTTGAAGCAAAAGGCATCAAAGGTGATCAAGGCTCAAGAGGATCCCCAGGAAAACATGGCCCCAAGCGGCTTGCAGGGCCCATGGGAGAGAAAGGCCTCCGAGGAGACACTGGGCCTCAGGGGCAGAAGGGGAATAAGGGTGACGTGGGTCCCACTGGTCCTGAGGGGCCAAGGGGCAACATTGGGCCTTTGGGCCCAACTCGTTTACCGGGCCCCATGGGCCCTATTGGAAAGCCTGGTCCCAACGGAGAAGCTGGACCCACGGGCCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAAGAGGCTGGAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATGTGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCGGGGAAATTCACGTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGGAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAPAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCCGGGATGACGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAAGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCCGTAACTCGAGGGC+TZ,1/46 NOV17m, CG95430-12 ProteinSequence SEQ ID NO: 254 320 aa MW at 33214.9kDHHHHHHQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKGLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNICPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYMEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGEKFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17n, CG95430-13 SEQ ID NO: 255 982 bpDNA Sequence ORF Start: at 11 ORF Stop: TAA at 971CACCAGATCTCACCATCACCACCATCACCAGGACACCTGCAGGCAAGGGCACCCTGGAATCCCTGGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGCAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGAGAACCAGGACGTCCTGGCAGCCCGGGGAAGGATGGGACGAGTGGAGAGAAGGGAGAACGAGGAGCAGATGGAAAAGTTGAAGCAAAAGGCATCAAAGGTGATCAAGGCTCAAGAGGATCCCCAGGAAAACATGGCCCCAAGGCGCTTGCAGGGCCCATGGGAGAGAAAGGCCTCCGAGGAGAGACTGGGCCTCAGGGGCAGAAGGGGAATAAGGGTGACGTGGGTCCCACTGGTCCTGAGGGGCCAAGGGGCAACATTGGGCCTTTGGGCCCAACTGGTTTACCGGGCCCCATGGGCCCTATTGGAAAGCCTGGTCCCAAGGGAGAAGCTGGACCCACGGGGCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGCGAATAAGAGGCTGGAAAGCAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTCCGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATGTGCCCATTAAATTTGATAACATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCACCGGGGAAATTCACGTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGGAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTCAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGGATGAGGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAGGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCCGTAACTCGAGGGC+TZ,1/46 NOV17n, CG95430-13 ProteinSequence SEQ ID NO: 256 320 aa MW at 33242.9kDHHHHHHQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGEPGRPGSPCKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKGLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLCPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP SEQ ID NO: 257 818 bp NOV17o, SNP13379412of ORF Start: ATG at 35 ORF Stop: TGA at 728 CG95430-01, DNA SequenceSNP Pos: 50 SNP Change: C to T TCCCTCTTTCAGTTCAGAGTCTGTCATCTGAACCATGAGGATCTGGTGG T TTCTGCTTGCCATTGAAATCTGCACAGGGAACATAAACTCACAGGACACCTGCAGGCAAGCGCACCCTGGAATCCCTGGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGTAAGCCTGGTCCCAAAGGAGAAGCTCGACCCACGGGGCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAAGAGGCTGGAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATATGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCGGGGAAATTCACGTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGAAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAACCTCGGGGATGAGGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAGGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCCGTGACAGAGGAGAGTTTAAAAATCCGCCACACCATCCATCAGAATCAGCTTGGGATGAACTTATTCAGATGGTTTTACTTTATTAATTCCTC+TZ,1/46 NOV17o, SNP13379412 of SEQ ID NO: 258 MW at24980.0kD CG95430-01, Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 6 231 aa SNP Change: Leuto Phe MRIWW FLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDMPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP SEQ ID NO: 259 818 bp NOV17p, SNP13381828 of ORF Start: ATGat 35 ORF Stop: TGA at 728 CG95430-01, DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 235 SNPChange: G to A TCCCTCTTTCAGTTCAGAGTCTGTCATCTGAACCATGAGGATCTGGTGGCTTCTGCTTGCCATTGAAATCTGCACAGGGAACATAAACTCACAGGACACCTGCAGGCAAGGGCACCCTGGAATCCCTGGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGCTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGTAAGCCTGGTCCCAAAGGAGAAGCTGGACCCAC AGGGCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAAGAGGCTGGAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGACACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATATGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCGGGCAAATTCACGTGCCACATTCCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGAAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGCCCTCTGGCGGCATTCTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGCATGAGGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAGGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCCGTGACAGACGAGAGTTTAAAAATCCGCCACACCATCCATCAGAATCAGCTTGGGATGAACTTATTCAGATGGTTTTACTTTATTAATTCCTC+TZ,1/46 NOV17p, SNP13381828 of SEQ ID NO: 260 MW at24913.9kD CG95430-01, Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 67 231 aa SNP Change:Thr to ThrMRIWWLLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGKPGPKGEAGP TGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP SEQ ID NO: 261 818 bp NOV17q, SNP13379125 of ORF Start: ATGat 35 ORF Stop: TGA at 728 CG95430-01, DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 383 SNPChange: A to G TCCCTCTTTCAGTTCAGAGTCTGTCATCTGAACCATGAGGATCTGGTGGCTTCTGCTTCCCATTGAAATCTGCACAGGCAACATAAACTCACAGGACACCTGCAGGCAAGGGCACCCTGGAATCCCTGGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGTAAGCCTGGTCCCAAAGGAGAAGCTGGACCCACGGGGCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAAGACGCTGGAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGCGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTACTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGAT GTGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCACCGGGGAAATTCACGTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGAAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGGATGAGGTGTCGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAGGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCCGTGACAGAGGAGAGTTTAAAAATCCGCCACACCATCCATCAGAATCAGCTTGGGATGAACTTATTCAGATGGTTTTACTTTATTAATTCCTC+TZ,1/46 NOV17q, SNP13379125 of SEQ ID NO: 262 MW at24913.9kD CG95430-01, Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 117 231 aa SNP Change:Met to ValMRIWWLLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSD VPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP SEQ ID NO: 263 818 bp NOV17r, SNP13381827 of ORF Start: ATGat 35 ORF Stop: TGA at 728 CG95430-01, DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 650 SNPChange: G to A TCCCTCTTTCAGTTCACAGTCTGTCATCTGAACCATGAGGATCTGGTGGCTTCTGCTTGCCATTGAAATCTGCACAGGGAACATAAACTCACAGGACACCTGCAGGCAAGGGCACCCTGGAATCCCTGGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGTAAGCCTGGTCCCAAAGGAGAAGCTGGACCCACGGGGCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAAGAGGCTGGAAAGGACATCGAGGAGAGAAACCGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACCGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATATGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCGGGGAAATTCACGTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGAAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGGATGAGGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGA AGAGAGAGGTTCAATGCCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGCACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGCTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCCGTGACAGAGGAGAGTTTAAAAATCCGCCACACCATCCATCAGAATCAGCTTGGGATGAACTTATTCAGATGGTTTTACTTTATTAATTCCTC+TZ,1/46 NOV17r, SNP13381827 of SEQ ID NO: 264 MW at25045.1kD CG95430-01, Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 206 231 aa SNP Change:Gly to ArgMRIWWLLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDMPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTG RERFNGLFADEDDD TTFTGFLLFSSP SEQ ID NO: 265 818 bp NOV17s, SNP13381822 ofORF Start: ATG at 35 ORF Stop: TGA at 728 CG95430-01, DNA Sequence SNPPos: 687 SNP Change: A to G TCCCTCTTTCAGTTCAGAGTCTGTCATCTGAACCATGAGGATCTGGTGGCTTCTGCTTGCCATTGAAATCTGCACAGGGAACATAAACTCACAGGACACCTCCAGGCAAGGGCACCCTGGAATCCCTGGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTGCCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGTAAGCCTGGTCCCAAAGGACAAGCTGGACCCACGGGGCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAACAGGCTGGAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTGCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATATGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACCAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCGGGGAAATTCACGTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGAAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATGGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTCCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGGATGAGGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAGGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGAC GGTGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGTTCAGCAGCCCGTGACAGAGGAGAGTTTAAAAATCCGCCACCACCATCCATCAGAATCAGCTTGGATGAACTTATTCAGATGGTTTTACTTTATTAATTCCTC+TZ,1/46 NOV17s, SNP13381822 of SEQ ID NO: 266 MW at24887.9kD CG95430-01, Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 218 231 aa SNP Change:Asp to GlyNRIWWLLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPCHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKCDAGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDMPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYNSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDG D TTFTGFLLFSSP SEQ ID NO: 267 818 bp NOV17t, SNP13381826 of ORF Start:ATG at 35 ORF Stop: TGA at 728 CG95430-01, DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 717 SNPChange: T to C TCCCTCTTTCAGTTCAGAGTCTGTCATCTGAACCATGAGGATCTGGTGGCTTCTGCTTGCCATTGAAATCTGCACAGGGAACATAAACTCACAGGACACCTGCAGGCAACGGCACCCTGGAATCCCTGGGAACCCCGGTCACAATGGTCTCCCTGGAAGAGATGGACGAGACGGAGCGAAGGGTGACAAAGGCGATGCAGGTAAGCCTGGTCCCAAAGGAGAAGCTGGACCCACGGGGCCCCAGGGTGAGCCAGGAGTCCGGGGAATAAGAGGCTGGAAAGGAGATCGAGGAGAGAAAGGGAAAATCGGTGAGACTCTAGTCTTGCCAAAAAGTCCTTTCACTGTGGGGCTCACGGTGCTGAGCAAGTTTCCTTCTTCAGATATGCCCATTAAATTTGATAAGATCCTGTATAACGAATTCAACCATTATGATACAGCAGCGGGGAAATTCACGTGCCACATTGCTGGGGTCTATTACTTCACCTACCACATCACTGTTTTCTCCAGAAATGTTCAGGTGTCTTTGGTCAAAAATCGAGTAAAAATACTGCACACCAAAGATGCTTACATGAGCTCTGAGGACCAGGCCTCTGGCGGCATTGTCCTGCAGCTGAAGCTCGGGGATCAGGTGTGGCTGCAGGTGACAGGAGGAGAGAGGTTCAATGGCTTGTTTGCTGATGAGGACGATGACACAACTTTCACAGGGTTCCTTCTGT CCAGCAGCCCGTGACAGAGGAGAGTTTAAAAATCCGCCACACCATCCATCAGAATCAGCTTGGGATGAACTTATTCAGATGGTTTTACTTTATTAATTCCTC+TZ,1/46 NOV17t, SNP13381826 of SEQ ID NO: 268 MW at24885.9kD CG95430-01, Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 228 231 aa SNP Change:Phe to SerMRIWWLLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKGDAGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQGEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDMPIKFDKILYNEFNHYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVLQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLSSSP+TZ,1/46

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 17B. TABLE 17B Comparison ofthe NOV17 protein sequences. NOV17a--------------------------QDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKG NOV17b-------MRIWWFLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLSGRDGRDGAKGDKG NOV17c-------MRIWWLLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKG NOV17d---TGSTMRIWWFLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKG NOV17e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV17f-------MRIWWLLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKG NOV17g-------MRIWWFLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLSGRDGRDGAKGDKG HOV17h--------------------------QDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKG NOV17i-------MRIWWFLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGNPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKG NOV17j--------------------------QDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKG NOV17k-------MRIWWFLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKG NOV17lMGHHHHHHRIWWFLLAIEICTGNINSQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKCDKG NOV17m--------------------HHHHHHQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKG NOV17n--------------------HHHHHHQDTCRQGHPGIPGNPGHNGLPGRDGRDGAKGDKG NOV17aDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKG NOV17bDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKG NOV17cDAGKPG------------------------------------------PKGEAGPTG--- NOV17dDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKG NOV17e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV17fDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKG NOV17gDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKG NOV17hDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKCIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKG NOV17iDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKG NOV17jDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKG NOV17kDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKG NOV17lDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKG NOV17mDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERCADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKG NOV17nDAGEPGRPGSPGKDGTSGEKGERGADGKVEAKGIKGDQGSRGSPGKHGPKGLAGPMGEKG NOV17aLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQG NOV17bLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQG NOV17c------PQG--------------------------------------------------- NOV17dLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQG NOV17e------------------------------------------------------------ NOV17fLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQG NOV17gLRGETGPQGQKGNKG--------------------------------------------- NOV17hLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQG NOV17iLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQG NOV17jLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQG NOV17kLRGETGPQGQKGNKCDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQG NOV17lLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPNGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQG NOV17mLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQG NOV17nLRGETGPQGQKGNKGDVGPTGPEGPRGNIGPLGPTGLPGPMGPIGKPGPKGEAGPTGPQG NOV17aEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNH NOV17bEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDMPIKFDKILYNEFNH NOV17cEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDMPIKFDKILYNEFNH NOV17dEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNH NOV17e-----------------------------AFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDMPIKFDKILYNEFNH NOV17fEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDK-------- NOV17gEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNH NOV17hEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNH NOV17iEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNH NOV17jEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNH NOV17kEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNH NOV17lEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNH NOV17mEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNH NOV17nEPGVRGIRGWKGDRGEKGKIGETLVLPKSAFTVGLTVLSKFPSSDVPIKFDKILYNEFNH NOV17aYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVL NOV17bYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVL NOV17cYDTAAGKPTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVL NOV17dYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVL NOV17eYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVL NOV17f--------------I-----HITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTRDAYVSSEDQASGSIVL NOV17gYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHIAVFSSNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVL NOV17hYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVL NOV17iYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVL NOV17jYDTAAGKFTCNIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVL NOV17kYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVL NOV17lYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVL NOV17mYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVL NOV17nYDTAAGKFTCHIAGVYYFTYHITVFSRNVQVSLVKNGVKILHTKDAYMSSEDQASGGIVL NOV17aQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17bQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSQ NOV17cQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17dQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGEKFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17eQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17fQLKLGDEMWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSQ NOV17gQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSQ NOV17hQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17iQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGEKFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17jQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP HOV17kQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGEKFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17lQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGEKFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17mQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGEKFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17nQLKLGDEVWLQVTGGERFNGLFADEDDDTTFTGFLLFSSP NOV17a (SEQ ID NO: 230) NOV17b(SEQ ID NO: 232) NOV17c (SEQ ID NO: 234) NOV17d (SEQ ID NO: 236) NOV17e(SEQ ID NO: 238) NOV17f (SEQ ID NO: 240) NOV17g (SEQ ID NO: 242) NOV17h(SEQ ID NO: 244) NOV17i (SEQ ID NO: 246) NOV17j (SEQ ID NO: 248) NOV17k(SEQ ID NO: 250) NOV17l (SEQ ID NO: 252) NOV17m (SEQ ID NO: 254) NOV17n(SEQ ID NO: 256)

Further analysis of the NOV17a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 17C. TABLE 17C Protein Sequence Properties NOV17a SignalPanalysis: No Known Signal Sequence Predicted PSORT II PSG: a new signalpeptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 5; pos. chg 1; neg.chg 1 H-region: length 17; peak value 0.39 PSG score: −4.01 GvH: vonHeijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold: −2.1):−14.34 possible cleavage site: between 52 and 53 >>> Seems to have noN-terminal signal peptide ALOM: Klein et al's method for TM regionallocation Init position for calculation: 1 Tentative number of TMS(s)for the threshold 0.5: 0 number of TMS(s) . . . fixed PERIPHERALLikelihood = 2.17 (at 177) ALOM score: 2.17 (number of TMSs: 0) MITDISC:discrimination of mitochondrial targeting seq R content:  2 Hyd Moment(75): 8.45 Hyd Moment(95): 12.46 G content: 6 D/E content:  2 S/Tcontent: 1 Score: −6.71 Gavel: prediction of cleavage sites formitochondrial preseq R-2 motif at 15 CRQ|GH NUCDISC: discrimination ofnuclear localization signals pat4: none pat7: none bipartite: nonecontent of basic residues: 12.4% NLS Score: −0.47 KDEL: ER retentionmotif in the C-terminus: none ER Membrane Retention Signals: XXRR-likemotif in the N-terminus: DTCR none SKL: peroxisomal targeting signal inthe C-terminus: none PTS2: 2nd peroxisomal targeting signal: none VAC:possible vacuolar targeting motif: none RNA-binding motif: noneActinin-type actin-binding motif: type 1: none type 2: none NMYR:N-myristoylation pattern: none Prenylation motif: none memYQRL:transport motif from cell surface to Golgi: none Tyrosines in the tail:none Dileucine motif in the tail: none checking 63 PROSITE DNA bindingmotifs: none checking 71 PROSITE ribosomal protein motifs: none checking33 PROSITE prokaryotic DNA binding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's methodfor Cytoplasmic/Nuclear discrimination Prediction: cytoplasmicReliability: 76.7 COIL: Lupas's algorithm to detect coiled-coil regionstotal: 0 residues Final Results (k = {fraction (9/23)}): 56.5%:cytoplasmic 21.7%: nuclear  8.7%: mitochondrial  4.3%: Golgi  4.3%:vacuolar  4.3%: plasma membrane >> prediction for CG95430-02 is cyt (k =23)

A search of the NOV17a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table17D. TABLE 17D Geneseq Results for NOV17a NOV17a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent #, Match theMatched Expect Identifier Date] Residues Region Value AAO16580Energen-related secreted protein - 1 . . . 314 313/314 (99%) 0.0 C2P -Unidentified, 333 aa. 20 . . . 333  314/314 (99%) [WO2003009865-A1, 06FEB. 2003] AAO16571 C2P secreted protein - Unidentified, 1 . . . 314313/314 (99%) 0.0 333 aa. [WO2003009861-A1, 20 . . . 333  314/314 (99%)06 FEB. 2003] ABB80582 Human sbg1033026C1q protein #1 - 1 . . . 314313/314 (99%) 0.0 Homo sapiens, 333 aa. 20 . . . 333  314/314 (99%)[WO200222802-A1, 21 MAR. 2002] AAE28184 Human GMG-3 protein - Homo 1 . .. 314 313/314 (99%) 0.0 sapiens, 333 aa. [WO200266505-A2, 20 . . . 333 314/314 (99%) 29 AUG. 2002] AAE28185 Human GMG-4 protein - Homo 1 . . .313 307/313 (98%) 0.0 sapiens, 333 aa. [WO200266505-A2, 20 . . . 332 310/313 (98%) 29 AUG. 2002]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV17a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table17E. TABLE 17E Public BLASTP Results for NOV17a NOV17a Protein Residues/Identities/ Accession Match Similarities for the Expect NumberProtein/Organism/Length Residues Matched Portion Value Q8IUU4Hypothetical protein - Homo 1 . . . 314  314/314 (100%) 0.0 sapiens(Human), 333 aa. 20 . . . 333   314/314 (100%) CAD57042 Sequence 1 fromPatent 1 . . . 314 313/314 (99%) 0.0 WO02066505 - Homo sapiens 20 . . .333  314/314 (99%) (Human), 333 aa. CAD57043 Sequence 3 from Patent 1 .. . 313 307/313 (98%) 0.0 WO02066505 - Homo sapiens 20 . . . 332 310/313 (98%) (Human), 333 aa. CAD57045 Sequence 7 from Patent 1 . . .313 267/313 (85%) e−164 WO02066505 - Mus musculus 20 . . . 329  284/313(90%) (Mouse), 330 aa. CAD57046 Sequence 9 from Patent 1 . . . 313260/313 (83%) e−158 WO02066505 - Mus musculus 20 . . . 322  277/313(88%) (Mouse), 323 aa.

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV17a protein contains the domainsshown in the Table 17F. TABLE 17F Domain Analysis of NOV17a Identities/NOV17a Similarities Expect Pfam Domain Match Region for the MatchedRegion Value Collagen  5 . . . 63 29/60 (48%) 8.8e−11 45/60 (75%)Collagen  65 . . . 123 25/60 (42%) 2.2e−07 40/60 (67%) Collagen 124 . .. 183 28/60 (47%) 0.00021 38/60 (63%) C1q 184 . . . 310 58/141 (41%) 7.2e−42 98/141 (70%) 

Example 18

The NOV18 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 18A. TABLE 18A NOV18 Sequence AnalysisNOV18a, CG97111-01 SEQ ID NO: 269 1019 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start: ATG at54 ORF Stop: TAG at 531GGTTCCAGGAACTCAGGATCTGCAGTGAGGACCAGACACCACTGATTGCAGGAATGTGTTCCCTCCCCATGGCAAGATACTACAGAATTAAATATGCAGACCAGAAGCCTCTATACACAAGAGATGGCCAGCTGCTGGTGGGAGATCCTGTTGCAGACAACTGCTGTGCAGAGAAGATCTGCATACTTCCTAACAGAGGCTTGGCCCGCACCAAGGTCCCCATTTTCCTGGGGATCCAGGGAGGGAGCCGCTGCCTGGCATGTGTGGAGACACAAGAGGGGCCTTCCCTACAGCTGGAGCCATCCACCTTGCCCCCACAGGATGTGAACATTGAGGAACTGTACAAAGGTGGTGAAGAGGCCACACGCTTCACCTTCTTCCAGAGCACCTCAGGCTCCGCCTTCAGGCTTGAGGCTGCTGCCTGGCCTGGCTGGTTCCTGTGTGGCCCGGCAGAGCCCCAGCAGCCAGTACAGCTCACCAAGGAGAGTGAGCCCTCAGCCCGTACCAAGTTTTACTTTGAACAGAGCTGGTAGGGAGACAGGAAACTGCCTTTTAGCCTTGTGCCCCCAAACCAAGCTCATCCTGCTCAGGGTCTATGGTAGGCAGAATAATGTCCCCCGAAATATGTCCACATCCTAATCCCAAGATCTGTGCATATGTTACCATACATGTCCAAAGAGGTTTTGCAAATGTGATTATGTTAAGGATCTTGAAATGAGGAGACAATCCTCGGTTATCCTTGTGGGCTCAGTTTAATCACAAGAAGGAGGCAGGAAGGGAGAGTCAGAGAGAGAATGGAAGATACCATGCTTCTAATTTTGAAGATGGAGTGAGGGGCCTTGAGCCAACATATGCAGGTGTTTTTAGAAGGAGGAAAACCCAAGGGAACGGATTCTCCTCTATAGTCTCCGGAAGGAACACAGCTCTTGACACATGGATTTCAGCTCAGTGACACCCATTTCAGACTTCTGACCTCCACAACTATAAAATAATAAACTTGTGTTATTGTAAACCTCTGG+TZ,1/46NOV18a, CG97111-01 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 270 159 aa MW at17706.9kDMCSLPMARYYRIKYADQKALYTRDGQLLVGDPVADNCCAEKICILPNRGLARTKVPIFLGIQGGSRCLACVETEEGPSLQLEPSTLPPQDVNIEELYKCGEEATRFTFFQSSSGSAFRLEAAAWPGWFLCGPAEPQQPVQLTKESEPSARTKFYFEQSW NOV18b, CG97111-02 SEQ ID NO:271 499 bp DNA Sequence ORFStart: ATG at 16 ORF Stop: TAG at 472 CCACTGATTGCAGGAATGTGTTCCCTCCCCATGGCAAGATACTACATAATTAAATATGCAGACCAGAAGGCTCTATACACAAGAGATGGCCACCTGCTCGTGGGAGATCCTGTTGCAGACAACTGCTGTGCAGAGAAGATCTGCATACTTCCTAACAGAGGCTTGGCCCGCACCAAGGTCCCCATTTTCCTGGGGATCCAGGGAGGGAGCCGCTGCCTGGCATGTGTGGACACAGAAGAGGGGCCTTCCCTACAGCTGGAGGATGTGAACATTGAGGAACTGTACAAAGGTGGTGAAGAGGCCACACGCTTCACCTTCTTCCAOAGCAGCTCAGGCTCCGCCTTCAGGCTTGAGGCTGCTGCCTGGCCTCGCTGGTTCCTGTGTGGCCCGGCAGAGCCCCAGCAGCCAGTACAGCTCACCAAGGACAGTGAGCCCTCAGCCCGTACCAAGTTTTACTTTGAACAGAGCTGGTAGGGAGACAGGAAACTGCGTTTTAGCC+TZ,1/46NOV18b, CG97111-02 Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 272 152 aa MW at16943.1kDMCSLPMARYYIIKYADQKALYTRDGQLLVGDPVADNCCAEKICILPNRGLARTKVPIFLGIQGGSRCLACVETEEGPSLQLEDVNIEELYKGGEEATRFTFFQSSSGSAFRLEAAAWPGWFLCGPAEPQQPVQLTKESEPSARTKFYFEQSW NOV18c, CG97111-03 SEQ ID NO: 273 483 bp DNA Sequence ORF Start:at 3 ORF Stop: TAG at 465CACTGTCATACTGTTTCAGAATTAAATATGCAGACCAGAAGGCTCTATACACAAGAGATGGCCAGCTGCTGGTGGGAGATCCTGTTGCAGACAACTGCTGTGCAGAGAAGATCTGCATACTTCCTAACAGAGGCTTGGCCCGCACCAAGGTCCCCATTTTCCTGGGGATCCAGGGAGGGAGCCGCTGCCTGGCATGTGTGGAGACAGAAGAGGGGCCTTCCCTACAGCTGGAGCCATCCACCTTGCCCCCACAGGATGTGAACATTGAGCAACTGTACAAAGGTGGTCAAGAGGCCACACGCTTCACCTTCTTCCAGAGCAGCTCAGGCTCCGCCTTCAGGCTTGAGGCTGCTGCCTGGCCTGGCTGGTTCCTGTGTGGCCCGGCAGAGCCCCAGCAGCCAGTACAGCTCACCAAGGAGAGTGAGCCCTCAGCCCGTACCAAGTTTTACTTTGAACAGAGCTGGTAGGGAGACAGGAAACTGC+TZ,1/46 NOV18c, CG97111-03Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 274 154 aa MW at 17104.2kDLSYCFRIKYADQKALYTRDGQLLVGDPVADNCCAEKICILPNRGLARTKVPIFLGIQGGSRCLACVETEEGPSLQLEPSTLPPQDVNIEELYKGGEEATRFTFFQSSSGSAFRLEAAAWPGWFLCGPAEPQQPVQLTKESEPSARTKFYFEQSW SEQ ID NO: 275 1019 bp NOV18d, SNP13382516 of ORF Start: ATG at54 ORF Stop: TAG at 531 CG97111-01, DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 125 SNPChange: T to C GGTTCCAGGAACTCAGCATCTGCAGTGACGACCAGACACCACTGATTGCAGGAATGTGTTCCCTCCCCATGGC AAGATACTACAGAATTAAATATGCAGACCAGAAGGCTCTATACACAAGAGAC GGCCAGCTGCTGGTGGGAGATCCTGTTGCAGACAACTGCTGTGCAGAGAAGATCTGCATACTTCCTAACAGAGGCTTGGCCCGCACCAAGGTCCCCATTTTCCTGGGCATCCAGGGAGGGAGCCGCTGCCTGGCATGTGTGGAGACAGAAGAGGGGCCTTCCCTACAGCTCGAGCCATCCACCTTGCCCCCACAGGATGTGAACATTGAGGAACTGTACAAAGGTGGTGAAGAGGCCACACGCTTCACCTTCTTCCAGAGCAGCTCAGGCTCCGCCTTCAGGCTTGAGGCTGCTGCCTGGCCTGGCTGGTTCCTGTGTGGCCCGCCAGAGCCCCAGCAGCCAGTACAGCTCACCAAGGAGAGTGAGCCCTCAGCCCGTACCAAGTTTTACTTTGAACAGAGCTGGTAGGGAGACAGGAAACTGCCTTTTAGCCTTGTGCCCCCAAACCAAGCTCATCCTGCTCAGGGTCTATGGTAGGCAGAATAATGTCCCCCGAAATATGTCCACATCCTAATCCCAAGATCTGTGCATATCTTACCATACATGTCCAAAGAGGTTTTGCAAATGTGATTATGTTAAGGATCTTGAAATGAGGAGACAATCCTGGGTTATCCTTGTGGGCTCAGTTTAATCACAAGAAGGAGGCAGGAAGGGAGAGTCAGAGAGAGAATGGAAGATACCATGCTTCTAATTTTGAAGATGGAGTGAGCGGCCTTGACCCAACATATGCAGGTGTTTTTAGAAGGAGGAAAAGCCAAGGGAACGGATTCTCCTCTATAGTCTCCGGAAGGAACACAGCTCTTGACACATGGATTTCAGCTCAGTCACACCCATTTCAGACTTCTGACCTCCACAACTATAAAATAATAAACTTGTGTTATTGTAAACCTCTGG+TZ,1/46NOV18d, SNP13382516 of SEQ ID NO: 276 MW at 17706.9kD CG97111-01,Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 24 159 aa SNP Change: Asp to AspMCSLPMARYYRIKYADQKALYTR DGQLLVGDPVADNCCAEKICILPNRGLARTKVPIFLGIQGGSRCLACVETEEGPSLQLEPSTLPPQDVNIEELYKGGEEATRFTFFQSSSGSAFRLEAAAWPGWFLCGPAEPQQPVQLTKESEPSARTKFYFEQSW SEQ ID NO: 277 1019 bp NOV18e, SNP13382517 of ORF Start:ATG at 54 ORF Stop: TAG at 531 CG97111-01, DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 184 SNPChange: T to C GGTTCCAGGAACTCAGGATCTGCAGTGAGGACCAGACACCACTGATTGCAGGAATGTGTTCCCTCCCCATGGCAAGATACTACAGAATTAAATATGCAGACCAGAAGGCTCTATACACAAGAGATGGCCAGCTGCTGGTGGGAGATCCTGTTGCAGACAACTGCTGTGCAGAGAAGATCTGCA CACTTCCTAACAGAGGCTTGGCCCGCACCAACGTCCCCATTTTCCTGGCGATCCAGGCAGGGAGCCGCTGCCTGGCATGTGTGGAGACAGAAGAGGGGCCTTCCCTACAGCTGGAGCCATCCACCTTGCCCCCACAGGATGTGAACATTGAGGAACTGTACAAAGGTGGTGAAGAGGCCACACGCTTCACCTTCTTCCAGAGCAGCTCAGGCTCCGCCTTCAGGCTTGAGGCTGCTGCCTGGCCTGGCTGGTTCCTGTGTGGCCCGGCAGAGCCCCAGCAGCCAGTACAGCTCACCAAGGAGAGTGAGCCCTCAGCCCGTACCAAGTTTTACTTTGAACAGAGCTGGTAGGGAGACAGGAAACTGCGTTTTAGCCTTGTGCCCCCAAACCAAGCTCATCCTGCTCAGGGTCTATGGTAGGCAGAATAATGTCCCCCGAAATATGTCCACATCCTAATCCCAAGATCTGTGCATATGTTACCATACATGTCCAAAGAGGTTTTGCAAATGTGATTATGTTAAGGATCTTGAAATCAGGAGACAATCCTGGGTTATCCTTGTGGGCTCAGTTTAATCACAAGAAGGAGGCAGGAAGGGAGAGTCAGAGAGAGAATGGAAGATACCATGCTTCTAATTTTGAAGATGGAGTGAGGGGCCTTGAGCCAACATATGCAGGTGTTTTTAGAAGGAGGAAAAGCCAAGGCAACGGATTCTCCTCTATAGTCTCCGGAAGGAACACAGCTCTTGACACATGGATTTCAGCTCAGTGACACCCATTTCAGACTTCTGACCTCCACAACTATAAAATAATAAACTTGTGTTATTGTAAACCTCTGG+TZ,1/46NOV18e, SNP13382517 of SEQ ID NO: 278 MW at 17694.9kD CG97111-01,Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 44 159 aa SNP Change: Ile to ThrMCSLPMARYYRIKYADQKALYTRDGQLLVGDPVADNCCAEKIC TLPNRGLARTKVPIFLGIQGGSRCLACVETEEGPSLQLEPSTLPPQDVNIEELYKGGEEATRFTFFQSSSGSAFRLEAAAWPGWFLCGPAEPQQPVQLTKESEPSARTKFYFEQSW SEQ ID NO: 279 1019 bp NOV18f, SNP13382518 of ORF Start:ATG at 54 ORF Stop: TAG at 531 CG97111-01, DNA Sequence SNP Pos: 205 SNPChange: C to A GGTTCCAGGAACTCACGATCTGCAGTGAGGACCACACACCACTCATTGCAGGAATGTGTTCCCTCCCCATGGCAAGATACTACAGAATTAAATATGCAGACCAGAAGGCTCTATACACAAGAGATGGCCAGCTGCTGGTCGGAGATCCTGTTGCAGACAACTGCTGTGCAGAGAAGATCTGCATACTTCCTAACAGAGGCTTGG ACCGCACCAAGCTCCCCATTTTCCTGCCGATCCAGCGAGGGAGCCGCTGCCTGGCATGTGTGGAGACAGAAGAGGGGCCTTCCCTACAGCTGGAGCCATCCACCTTGCCCCCACAGGATGTGAACATTGAGGAACTGTACAAAGGTGGTGAAGAGGCCACACGCTTCACCTTCTTCCAGAGCAGCTCACGCTCCGCCTTCAGGCTTGACGCTGCTGCCTGGCCTGGCTGGTTCCTGTGTGGCCCGGCAGAGCCCCAGCAGCCAGTACAGCTCACCAAGGAGAGTGAGCCCTCAGCCCGTACCAAGTTTTACTTTGAACAGAGCTGGTAGGGAGACAGGAAACTGCGTTTTAGCCTTGTGCCCCCAAACCAAGCTCATCCTGCTCAGGGTCTATGGTAGGCAGAATAATGTCCCCCGAAATATGTCCACATCCTAATCCCAAGATCTGTGCATATGTTACCATACATGTCCAAACAGGTTTTGCAAATGTGATTATGTTAAGGATCTTGAAATGAGGAGACAATCCTGGGTTATCCTTGTGGGCTCAGTTTAATCACAAGAAGGAGGCAGGAAGGGAGAGTCAGAGAGAGAATGGAAGATACCATGCTTCTATTTTGAAGATGGAGTGAGGGGCCTTGAGCCAACATATGCAGGTGTTTTTAAGAAGGAGGAAAAGCCAAGGGAACGGATTCTCCTCTATAGTCTCCGGAAGGAACACAGCTCTTGACACATGCATTTCAGCTCAGTGACACCCATTTCAGACTTCTGACCTCCACAACTATAAAATAATAAACTTGTGTTATTGTAAACCTCTGG+TZ,1/46NOV18f, SNP13382518 of SEQ ID NO: 280 MW at 17750.9kD CG97111-01,Protein Sequence SNP Pos: 51 159 aa SNP Change: Ala to AspMCSLPMARYYRIKYADQKALYTRDGQLLVGDPVADNCCAEKICILPNRGL DRTKVPIFLGIQGGSRCLACVETEEGPSLQLEPSTLPPQDVNILEELYKGGEEATRFTFFQSSSGSAFRLEAAAWPGWFLCGPAEPQQPVQLTKSEPSARTKFYFEQSW

A ClustalW comparison of the above protein sequences yields thefollowing sequence alignment shown in Table 18B. TABLE 18B Comparison ofthe NOV18 protein sequences. NOV18aMCSLPMARYYRIKYADQKALYTRDGQLLVGDPVADNCCAEKICILPNRGLARTKVPIFLG NOV18bMCSLPMARYYIIKYADQKALYTRDGQLLVGDPVADNCCAEKICILPNRGLARTKVPIFLG NOV18c-----LSYCFRIKYADQKALYTRDGQLLVGDPVADNCCAEKICILPNRGLARTKVPIFLG NOV18aIQGGSRCLACVETEEGPSLQLEPSTLPPQDVNIEELYKGGEEATRFTFFQSSSGSAFRLE NOV18bIQGGSRCLACVETEEGPSLQLE-------DVNIEELYKGGEEATRFTFFQSSSGSAFRLE NOV18cIQGGSRCLACVETEEGPSLQLEPSTLPPQDVNIEELYKGGEEATRFTFFQSSSGSAFRLE NOV18aAAAWPGWFLCGPAEPQQPVQLTKESEPSARTKFYFEQSW NOV18bAAAWPGWFLCGPAEPQQPVQLTKESEPSARTKFYFEQSW NOV18cAAAWPGWFLCGPAEPQQPVQLTKESEPSARTKFYFEQSW NOV18a (SEQ ID NO: 270) NOV18b(SEQ ID NO: 272) NOV18c (SEQ ID NO: 274)

Further analysis of the NOV18a protein yielded the following propertiesshown in Table 18C. TABLE 18C Protein Sequence Properties NOV18a SignalPNo Known Signal Sequence Predicted analysis: PSORT II PSG: a new signalpeptide prediction method analysis: N-region: length 11; pos. chg 2;neg. chg 0 H-region: length 1; peak value −13.22 PSG score: −17.62 GvH:von Heijne's method for signal seq. recognition GvH score (threshold:−2.1): −5.73 possible cleavage site: between 39 and 40 >>> Seems to haveno N-terminal signal peptide ALOM: Klein et al's method for TM regionallocation Init position for calculation: 1 Tentative number of TMS(s)for the threshold 0.5: 0 number of TMS(s) . . . fixed PERIPHERALLikelihood = 2.07 (at 55) ALOM score: 2.07 (number of TMSs: 0) MITDISC:discrimination of mitochondrial targeting seq R content: 2 HydMoment(75): 8.63 Hyd Moment(95): 6.96 G content: 0 D/E content: 1 S/Tcontent: 1 Score: −2.42 Gavel: prediction of cleavage sites formitochondrial preseq R-2 motif at 21 YRI|KY NUCDISC: discrimination ofnuclear localization signals pat 4: none pat 7: none bipartite: nonecontent of basic residues: 10.1% NLS Score: −0.47 KDEL: ER retentionmotif in the C-terminus: none ER Membrane Retention Signals: none SKL:peroxisomal targeting signal in the C-terminus: none PTS2: 2ndperoxisomal targeting signal: none VAC: possible vacuolar targetingmotif: found ILPN at 44 RNA-binding motif: none Actinin-typeactin-binding motif: type 1: none type 2: none NMYR: N-myristoylationpattern: none Prenylation motif: none memYQRL: transport motif from cellsurface to Golgi: none Tyrosines in the tail: none Dileucine motif inthe tail: none checking 63 PROSITE DNA binding motifs: none checking 71PROSITE ribosomal protein motifs: none checking 33 PROSITE prokaryoticDNA binding motifs: none NNCN: Reinhardt's method forCytoplasmic/Nuclear discrimination Prediction: cytoplasmic Reliability:55.5 COIL: Lupas's algorithm to detect coiled-coil regions total: 0residues Final Results (k = {fraction (9/23)}): 47.8%: nuclear 39.1%:mitochondrial  4.3%: vacuolar  4.3%: vesicles of secretory system  4.3%:cytoplasmic >> prediction for CG97111-01 is nuc (k = 23)

A search of the NOV18a protein against the Geneseq database, aproprietary database that contains sequences published in patents andpatent publication, yielded several homologous proteins shown in Table18D. TABLE 18D Geneseq Results for NOV18a NOV18a Identities/ Residues/Similarities for Geneseq Protein/Organism/Length [Patent #, Match theMatched Expect Identifier Date] Residues Region Value ABP52020 NOVINTRAA homologous amino 10 . . . 159  149/150 (99%) 6e−86 acid sequence SEQID NO: 63 - Homo 9 . . . 158 150/150 (99%) sapiens, 158 aa.[US2002068279-A1, 06 JUN 2002] ABP51984 Human IL-1 receptor antagonist10 . . . 159  149/150 (99%) 6e−86 protein NOVINTRA A SEQ ID NO: 8 - 5 .. . 154 150/150 (99%) Homo sapiens, 154 aa. [US2002068279-A1, 06 JUN.2002] AAB84999 Human interleukin-1 receptor 10 . . . 159  149/150 (99%)6e−86 antagonist (NOVINTRA A) 5 . . . 154 150/150 (99%) polypeptide -Homo sapiens, 154 aa. [WO200140291-A2, 07 JUN. 2001] AAU98463 Novelhuman interleukin-1 related 1 . . . 159 151/159 (94%) 1e−84polypeptide - Homo sapiens, 152 aa. 1 . . . 152 151/159 (94%)[WO200250113-A2, 27 JUN. 2002] AAM50219 Interleukin-1 receptorantagonist 1 . . . 159 151/159 (94%) 1e−84 related protein splicevariant - Homo 20 . . . 171  151/159 (94%) sapiens, 171 aa.[WO200142304-A1, 14 JUN. 2001]

In a BLAST search of public sequence databases, the NOV18a protein wasfound to have homology to the proteins shown in the BLASTP data in Table18E. TABLE 18E Public BLASTP Results for NOV18a NOV18a Identities/Protein Residues/ Similarities for Accession Match the Matched ExpectNumber Protein/Organism/Length Residues Portion Value CAC43507 Sequence5 from Patent WO0142304 - 1 . . . 159 151/159 (94%) 4e−84 Homo sapiens(Human), 171 aa. 20 . . . 171  151/159 (94%) Q8WWZ1 Interleukin 1 familymember 10 1 . . . 159 151/159 (94%) 4e−84 (IL-1F10) (Interleukin-1receptor 1 . . . 152 151/159 (94%) antagonist-like FIL1 theta)(Interleukin-1 theta) (IL-1 theta) (FIL1 theta) (Interleukin-1 HY2)(IL-1HY2) (Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist FKSG75) - Homo sapiens(Human), 152 aa. CAC21779 Sequence 3 from Patent WO0071719 - 1 . . . 159149/159 (93%) 7e−83 Homo sapiens (Human), 169 aa 18 . . . 169  149/159(93%) (fragment). CAC21778 Sequence 1 from Patent WO0071719 - 1 . . .159 149/159 (93%) 7e−83 Homo sapiens (Human), 152 aa. 1 . . . 152149/159 (93%) Q8R459 Interleukin 1 family member 10 1 . . . 158 123/158(77%) 3e−65 (IL-1F10) - Mus musculus (Mouse), 152 1 . . . 151 133/158(83%) aa.

PFam analysis predicts that the NOV18a protein contains the domainsshown in the Table 18F. TABLE 18F Domain Analysis of NOV18a Identities/Pfam Similarities Expect Domain NOV18a Match Region for the MatchedRegion Value IL1 12 . . . 159 42/153 (27%) 2e−16 97/153 (63%)

Example 19

The NOV19 clone was analyzed, and the nucleotide and encoded polypeptidesequences are shown in Table 19A. TABLE 19A NOV19a,pCR2.1-CG10132038.0.67-S540u2, a domain of CG50513-05 SEQ ID NO: 2811377 bpTGGGAACATAATCCTTGGACTGCATGTTCCGTGTCCTGTGGAGGAGGGATTCAGAGACGGAGCTTTGTGTGTGTAGAGGAATCCATGCATGGAGAGATATTGCAGGTGGAAGAATGGAAGTGCATGTACGCACCCAAACCCAAGGTTATGCAAACTTGTAATCTGTTTGATTGCCCCAAGTGGATTGCCATGGAGTGGTCTCAGTGCACAGTGACTTGTGGCCGAGGCTTACGGTACCGGGTTGTTCTGTGTATTAACCACCGCGGAGAGCATGTTGGGGGCTGCAATCCACAACTGAACTTACACATCAAAGAAGAATGTGTCATTCCCATCCCGTGTTATAAACCAAAAGAAAAAAGTCCAGTGGAAGCAAAATTGCCTTGGCTGAAACAAGCACAAGAACTAGAAGAGACCAGAATAGCAACAGAAGAACCAACGTTCATTCCAGAACCCTGGTCAGCCTGCAGTACCACGTGTGGGCCGGGTGTGCAGGTCCGTGAGGTGAAGTGCCGTGTGCTCCTCACATTCACGCAGACTGAGACTGAGCTGCCCGAGGAAGAGTGTGAAGGCCCCAAGCTGCCCACCGAACGGCCCTGCCTCCTGGAAGCATGTGATGACAGCCCGGCCTCCCGAGAGCTAGACATCCCTCTCCCTGAGGACAGTGAGACGACTTACGACTGGGAGTACGCTGGGTTCACCCCTTGCACAGCAACATGCGTGGGACGCCATCAAGAAGCCATAGCAGTGTGCTTACATATCCAGACCCAGCAGACAGTCAATGACAGCTTGTGTGATATGGTCCACCGTCCTCCAGCCATGAGCCAGGCCTGTAACACAGACCCCTGTCCCCCCACGTGGCATGTGGGCTCTTGGGGGCCCTGCTCAGCTACCTGTGGAGTTGGAATTCAGACCCGAGATGTGTACTGCCTGCACCCAGGGGAGACCCCTCCCCCTCCTGAGGAGTGCCGAGATGAAAAGCCCCATGCTTTACAAGCATGCAATCAGTTTGACTGCCCTCCTGGCTGGCACATTGAAGAATGGCAGCAGTGTTCCAGGACTTGTGGCGGGGGAACTCAGAACAGAAGAGTCACCTGTCGGCAGCTGCTAACGGATGGCAGCTTTTTGAATCTCTCAGATGAATTGTGCCAAGGACCCAAGGCATCGTCTCACAAGTCCTGTGCCAGGACAGACTGTCCTCCACATTTAGCTGTGGGAGACTGGTCGAAGTGTTCTGTCAGTTGTGGTGTTGGAATCCAGAGAAGAAAGCAGGTGTGTCAAAGGCTGGCAGCCAAAGGTCGGCGCATCCCCCTCAGTGAGATGATGTGCAGGGATCTACCAGGGCTCCCTCTTGTAAGATCTTGCCAGATCCCTGAGTGC NOV18f,SNP13382518 of CG97111-01, Protein Sequence SEQ ID NO: 282 458 aaEHWPWTACSVSCGGGTQRRSFVCVEESMHGEILQVEEWKCMYAPKPKVMQTCNLFDCPKWIAMEWSQCTVTCGRGLRYRVVLCINHRGEHVGGCNPQLKLHIKEECVIPIPCYKPKEKSPVEAKLPWLKQAQELEETRIATEEPTFIPEPWSACSTTCGPGVQVREVKCRVLLTFTQTETELPEEECEGPKLPTERPCLLEACDESPASRELDIPLPEDSETTYDWEYAGFTPCTATCVGCHQEAIAVCLHIQTQQTVNDSLCDMVHRPPAMSQACNTEPCPPRWHVGSWGPCSATCGVGIQTRDVYCLHPGETPAPPEECRDEKPHALQACNQFDCPPGWHIEEWQQCSRTCGGGTQNRRVTCRQLLTDGSFLNLSDELCQGPKASSHKSCARTDCPPHLAVCDWSKCSVSCGVGIQRRKQVCQRLAAKGRRIPLSEMMCRDLPGLPLVRSCQMPEC

Example B Sequencing Methodology and Identification of NOVX Clones

1. GeneCalling™ Technology: This is a proprietary method of performingdifferential gene expression profiling between two or more samplesdeveloped at CuraGen and described by Shimkets, et al., “Gene expressionanalysis by transcript profiling coupled to a gene database query”Nature Biotechnology 17:198-803 (1999). cDNA was derived from varioushuman samples representing multiple tissue types, normal and diseasedstates, physiological states, and developmental states from differentdonors. Samples were obtained as whole tissue, primary cells or tissuecultured primary cells or cell lines. Cells and cell lines may have beentreated with biological or chemical agents that regulate geneexpression, for example, growth factors, chemokines or steroids. ThecDNA thus derived was then digested with up to as many as 120 pairs ofrestriction enzymes and pairs of linker-adaptors specific for each pairof restriction enzymes were ligated to the appropriate end. Therestriction digestion generates a mixture of unique cDNA gene fragments.Limited PCR amplification is performed with primers homologous to thelinker adapter sequence where one primer is biotinylated and the otheris fluorescently labeled. The doubly labeled material is isolated andthe fluorescently labeled single strand is resolved by capillary gelelectrophoresis. A computer algorithm compares the electropherogramsfrom an experimental and control group for each of the restrictiondigestions. This and additional sequence-derived information is used topredict the identity of each differentially expressed gene fragmentusing a variety of genetic databases. The identity of the gene fragmentis confirmed by additional, gene-specific competitive PCR or byisolation and sequencing of the gene fragment.

2. SeqCalling™ Technology: cDNA was derived from various human samplesrepresenting multiple tissue types, normal and diseased states,physiological states, and developmental states from different donors.Samples were obtained as whole tissue, primary cells or tissue culturedprimary cells or cell lines. Cells and cell lines may have been treatedwith biological or chemical agents that regulate gene expression, forexample, growth factors, chemokines or steroids. The cDNA thus derivedwas then sequenced using CuraGen's proprietary SeqCalling technology.Sequence traces were evaluated manually and edited for corrections ifappropriate. cDNA sequences from all samples were assembled together,sometimes including public human sequences, using bioinformatic programsto produce a consensus sequence for each assembly. Each assembly isincluded in CuraGen Corporation's database. Sequences were included ascomponents for assembly when the extent of identity with anothercomponent was at least 95% over 50 bp. Each assembly represents a geneor portion thereof and includes information on variants, such as spliceforms single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), insertions, deletions andother sequence variations.

3. PathCalling™ Technology: The NOVX nucleic acid sequences are derivedby laboratory screening of cDNA library by the two-hybrid approach. cDNAfragments covering either the full length of the DNA sequence, or partof the sequence, or both, are sequenced. In silico prediction was basedon sequences available in CuraGen Corporation's proprietary sequencedatabases or in the public human sequence databases, and provided eitherthe full length DNA sequence, or some portion thereof. The laboratoryscreening was performed using the methods summarized below:

cDNA libraries were derived from various human samples representingmultiple tissue types, normal and diseased states, physiological states,and developmental states from different donors. Samples were obtained aswhole tissue, primary cells or tissue cultured primary cells or celllines. Cells and cell lines may have been treated with biological orchemical agents that regulate gene expression, for example, growthfactors, chemokines or steroids. The cDNA thus derived was thendirectionally cloned into the appropriate two-hybrid vector(Ga14-activation domain (Ga14-AD) fusion). Such cDNA libraries as wellas commercially available cDNA libraries from Clontech (Palo Alto,Calif.) were then transferred from E. coli into a CuraGen Corporationproprietary yeast strain (disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,057,101 and6,083,693, incorporated herein by reference in their entireties).

Ga14-binding domain (Ga14-BD) fusions of a CuraGen Corporationproprietary library of human sequences was used to screen multipleGa14-AD fusion cDNA libraries resulting in the selection of yeast hybriddiploids in each of which the Ga14-AD fusion contains an individualcDNA. Each sample was amplified using the polymerase chain reaction(PCR) using non-specific primers at the cDNA insert boundaries. Such PCRproduct was sequenced; sequence traces were evaluated manually andedited for corrections if appropriate. cDNA sequences from all sampleswere assembled together, sometimes including public human sequences,using bioinformatic programs to produce a consensus sequence for eachassembly. Each assembly is included in CuraGen Corporation's database.Sequences were included as components for assembly when the extent ofidentity with another component was at least 95% over 50 bp. Eachassembly represents a gene or portion thereof and includes informationon variants, such as splice forms single nucleotide polymorphisms(SNPs), insertions, deletions and other sequence variations.

Physical clone: the, cDNA fragment derived by the screening procedure,covering the entire open reading frame is, as a recombinant DNA, clonedinto pACT2 plasmid (Clontech) used to make the cDNA library. Therecombinant plasmid is inserted into the host and selected by the yeasthybrid diploid generated during the screening procedure by the mating ofboth CuraGen Corporation proprietary yeast strains N106′ and YULH (U.S.Pat. Nos. 6,057,101 and 6,083,693).

4. RACE: Techniques based on the polymerase chain reaction such as rapidamplification of cDNA ends (RACE), were used to isolate or complete thepredicted sequence of the cDNA of the invention. Usually multiple cloneswere sequenced from one or more human samples to derive the sequencesfor fragments. Various human tissue samples from different donors wereused for the RACE reaction. The sequences derived from these procedureswere included in the SeqCalling Assembly process described in precedingparagraphs.

5. Exon Linking: The NOVX target sequences identified in the presentinvention were subjected to the exon linking process to confirm thesequence. PCR primers were designed by starting at the most upstreamsequence available, for the forward primer, and at the most downstreamsequence available for the reverse primer. In each case, the sequencewas examined, walking inward from the respective termini toward thecoding sequence, until a suitable sequence that is either unique orhighly selective was encountered, or, in the case of the reverse primer,until the stop codon was reached. Such primers were designed based on insilico predictions for the full length cDNA, part (one or more exons) ofthe DNA or protein sequence of the target sequence, or by translatedhomology of the predicted exons to closely related human sequences fromother species. These primers were then employed in PCR amplificationbased on the following pool of human cDNAs: adrenal gland, bone marrow,brain—amygdala, brain—cerebellum, brain—hippocampus, brain—substantianigra, brain—thalamus, brain—whole, fetal brain, fetal kidney, fetalliver, fetal lung, heart, kidney, lymphoma—Raji, mammary gland,pancreas, pituitary gland, placenta, prostate, salivary gland, skeletalmuscle, small intestine, spinal cord, spleen, stomach, testis, thyroid,trachea, uterus. Usually the resulting amplicons were gel purified,cloned and sequenced to high redundancy. The PCR product derived fromexon linking was cloned into the pCR2.1 vector from Invitrogen. Theresulting bacterial clone has an insert covering the entire open readingframe cloned into the pCR2.1 vector. The resulting sequences from allclones were assembled with themselves, with other fragments in CuraGenCorporation's database and with public ESTs. Fragments and ESTs wereincluded as components for an assembly when the extent of their identitywith another component of the assembly was at least 95% over 50 bp. Inaddition, sequence traces were evaluated manually and edited forcorrections if appropriate. These procedures provide the sequencereported herein.

6. Physical Clone: Exons were predicted by homology and the intron/exonboundaries were determined using standard genetic rules. Exons werefurther selected and refined by means of similarity determination usingmultiple BLAST (for example, tBlastN, BlastX, and BlastN) searches, and,in some instances, GeneScan and Grail. Expressed sequences from bothpublic and proprietary databases were also added when available tofurther define and complete the gene sequence. The DNA sequence was thenmanually corrected for apparent inconsistencies thereby obtaining thesequences encoding the full-length protein.

The PCR product derived by exon linking, covering the entire openreading frame, was cloned into the pCR2.1 vector from Invitrogen toprovide clones used for expression and screening purposes.

Example C Quantitative Expression Analysis of Clones in Various Cellsand Tissues

The quantitative expression of various NOV genes was assessed usingmicrotiter plates containing RNA samples from a variety of normal andpathology-derived cells, cell lines and tissues using real timequantitative PCR (RTQ-PCR) performed on an Applied Biosystems (FosterCity, Calif.) ABI PRISM® 7700 or an ABI PRISM® 7900 HT SequenceDetection System.

RNA integrity of all samples was determined by visual assessment ofagarose gel electropherograms using 28S and 18S ribosomal RNA stainingintensity ratio as a guide (2:1 to 2.5:1 28s:18s) and the absence of lowmolecular weight RNAs (degradation products). Control samples to detectgenomic DNA contamination included RTQ-PCR reactions run in the absenceof reverse transcriptase using probe and primer sets designed to amplifyacross the span of a single exon.

RNA samples were normalized in reference to nucleic acids encodingconstitutively expressed genes (i.e., β-actin and GAPDH). Alternatively,non-normalized RNA samples were converted to single strand cDNA (sscDNA)using Superscript II (Invitrogen Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif., CatalogNo. 18064-147) and random hexamers according to the manufacturer'sinstructions. Reactions containing up to 10 μg of total RNA in a volumeof 20 μl or were scaled up to contain 50 μg of total RNA in a volume of100 μl and were incubated for 60 minutes at 42° C. sscDNA samples werethen normalized in reference to nucleic acids as described above.

Probes and primers were designed according to Applied Biosystems PrimerExpress Software package (version I for Apple Computer's Macintosh PowerPC) or a similar algorithm using the target sequence as input. Defaultreaction condition settings and the following parameters were set beforeselecting primers: 250 nM primer concentration; 58°-60° C. primermelting temperature (T_(m)) range; 59° C. primer optimal Tm; 2° C.maximum primer difference (if probe does not have 5′ G, probe T_(m) mustbe 10° C. greater than primer T_(m); and 75 bp to 100 bp amplicon size.The selected probes and primers were synthesized by Synthegen (Houston,Tex.). Probes were double purified by HPLC to remove uncoupled dye andevaluated by mass spectroscopy to verify coupling of reporter andquencher dyes to the 5′ and 3′ ends of the probe, respectively. Theirfinal concentrations were: 900 nM forward and reverse primers, and 200nM probe.

Normalized RNA was spotted in individual wells of a 96 or 384-well PCRplate (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif.). PCR cocktails includeda single gene-specific probe and primers set or two multiplexed probeand primers sets. PCR reactions were done using TaqMan® One-Step RT-PCRMaster Mix (Applied Biosystems, Catalog No. 4313803) followingmanufacturer's instructions. Reverse transcription was performed at 48°C. for 30 minutes followed by amplification/PCR cycles: 95° C. 10 min,then 40 cycles at 95° C. for 15 seconds, followed by 60° C. for 1minute. Results were recorded as CT values (cycle at which a givensample crosses a threshold level of fluorescence) and plotted using alog scale, with the difference in RNA concentration between a givensample and the sample with the lowest CT value being represented as 2 tothe power of delta CT. The percent relative expression was thereciprocal of the RNA difference multiplied by 100. CT values below 28indicate high expression, between 28 and 32 indicate moderateexpression, between 32 and 35 indicate low expression and above 35reflect levels of expression that were too low to be measured reliably.

Normalized sscDNA was analyzed by RTQ-PCR using 1×TaqMan® UniversalMaster mix (Applied Biosystems; catalog No. 4324020), following themanufacturer's instructions. PCR amplification and analysis were done asdescribed above.

Panels 1, 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3D

Panels 1, 1. 1, 1.2 and 1 .3D included 2 control wells (genomic DNAcontrol and chemistry control) and 94 wells of cDNA samples fromcultured cell lines and primary normal tissues. Cell lines were derivedfrom carcinomas (ca) including: lung, small cell (s cell var), non smallcell (non-s or non-sm); breast; melanoma; colon; prostate; glioma(glio), astrocytoma (astro) and neuroblastoma (neuro); squamous cell(squam); ovarian; liver; renal; gastric and pancreatic from the AmericanType Culture Collection (ATCC, Bethesda, Md.). Normal tissues wereobtained from individual adults or fetuses and included: adult and fetalskeletal muscle, adult and fetal heart, adult and fetal kidney, adultand fetal liver, adult and fetal lung, brain, spleen, bone marrow, lymphnode, pancreas, salivary gland, pituitary gland, adrenal gland, spinalcord, thymus, stomach, small intestine, colon, bladder, trachea, breast,ovary, uterus, placenta, prostate, testis and adipose. The followingabbreviations are used in reporting the results: metastasis (met);pleural effusion (pl. eff or pl effusion) and * indicates establishedfrom metastasis.

General_Screening_Panel_v1.4, v1.5, v1.6 and v1.7

Panels 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 were as described for Panels 1, 1.1, 1.2and 1.3D, above except that normal tissue samples were pooled from 2 to5 different adults or fetuses.

Panels 2D, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4

Panels 2D, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 included 2 control wells and 94 wellscontaining RNA or cDNA from human surgical specimens procured throughthe National Cancer Institute's Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN)or the National Disease Research Initiative (NDRI), Ardais (Lexington,Mass.) or Clinomics BioSciences (Frederick, Md.). Tissues included humanmalignancies and in some cases matched adjacent normal tissue (NAT).Information regarding histopathological assessment of tumordifferentiation grade as well as the clinical stage of the patient fromwhich samples were obtained was generally available. Normal tissue RNAand cDNA samples were purchased from various commercial sources such asClontech (Palo Alto, Calif.), Research Genetics and Invitrogen(Carlsbad, Calif.).

HASS Panel v1.0

The HASS Panel v1.0 included 93 cDNA samples and two controls including:81 samples of cultured human cancer cell lines subjected to serumstarvation, acidosis and anoxia according to established procedures forvarious lengths of time; 3 human primary cells; 9 malignant braincancers (4 medulloblastomas and 5 glioblastomas); and 2 controls. Cancercell lines (ATCC) were cultured using recommended conditions andincluded: breast, prostate, bladder, pancreatic and CNS. Primary humancells were obtained from Clonetics (Walkersville, Md.). Malignant brainsamples were gifts from the Henry Ford Cancer Center.

ARDAIS Panel v1.0 and v1.1

The ARDAIS Panel v1.0 and v1.1 included 2 controls and 22 test samplesincluding: human lung adenocarcinomas, lung squamous cell carcinomas,and in some cases matched adjacent normal tissues (NAT) obtained fromArdais (Lexington, Mass.). Unmatched malignant and non-malignant RNAsamples from lungs with gross histopathological assessment of tumordifferentiation grade and stage and clinical state of the patient wereobtained from Ardais.

ARDAIS Prostate v1.0

ARDAIS Prostate v1.0 panel included 2 controls and 68 test samples ofhuman prostate malignancies and in some cases matched adjacent normaltissues (NAT) obtained from Ardais (Lexington, Mass.). RNA fromunmatched malignant and non-malignant prostate samples with grosshistopathological assessment of tumor differentiation grade and stageand clinical state of the patient were also obtained from Ardais.

ARDAIS Kidney v1.0

ARDAIS Kidney v1.0 panel included 2 control wells and 44 test samples ofhuman renal cell carcinoma and in some cases matched adjacent normaltissue (NAT) obtained from Ardais (Lexington, Mass.). RNA from unmatchedrenal cell carcinoma and normal tissue with gross histopathologicalassessment of tumor differentiation grade and stage and clinical stateof the patient were also obtained from Ardais.

ARDAIS Breast v1.0

ARDAIS Breast v1.0 panel included 2 control wells and 71 test samples ofhuman breast malignancies and in some cases matched adjacent normaltissue (NAT) obtained from Ardais (Lexington, Mass.). RNA from unmatchedmalignant and non-malignant breast samples with gross histopathologicalassessment of tumor differentiation grade and stage and clinical stateof the patient were also obtained from Ardais.

Panels 3D, 3.1 and 3.2

Panels 3D, 3.1, and 3.2 included two controls, 92 cDNA samples ofcultured human cancer cell lines and 2 samples of human primarycerebellum. Cell lines (ATCC, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Germantumor cell bank) were cultured as recommended and were derived from:squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, melanoma, sarcoma, leukemia,lymphoma, and epidermoid, bladder, pancreas, kidney, breast, prostate,ovary, uterus, cervix, stomach, colon, lung and CNS carcinomas.

Panels 4D, 4R, and 4.1D

Panels 4D, 4R, and 4.1D included 2 control wells and 94 test samples ofRNA (Panel 4R) or cDNA (Panels 4D and 4.1D) from human cell lines ortissues related to inflammatory conditions. Controls included total RNAfrom normal tissues such as colon, lung (Stratagene, La Jolla, Calif.),thymus and kidney (Clontech, Palo Alto, Calif.). Total RNA fromcirrhotic and lupus kidney was obtained from BioChain Institute, Inc.,(Hayward, Calif.). Crohn's intestinal and ulcerative colitis sampleswere obtained from the National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI,Philadelphia, Pa.). Cells purchased from Clonetics (Walkersville, Md.)included: astrocytes, lung fibroblasts, dermal fibroblasts, coronaryartery smooth muscle cells, small airway epithelium, bronchialepithelium, microvascular dermal endothelial cells, microvascular lungendothelial cells, human pulmonary aortic endothelial cells, and humanumbilical vein endothelial. These primary cell types were activated byincubating with various cytokines (IL-1 beta ˜1-5 ng/ml, TNF alpha ˜5-10ng/ml, IFN gamma ˜20-50 ng/ml, IL-4˜5-10 ng/ml, IL-9˜5-10 ng/ml, IL-135-10 ng/ml) or combinations of cytokines as indicated. Starvedendothelial cells were cultured in the basal media (Clonetics,Walkersville, Md.) with 0.1% serum.

Mononuclear cells were prepared from blood donations using Ficoll. LAKcells were cultured in culture media [DMEM, 5% FCS (flyclone, Logan,Utah), 100 μM non essential amino acids (Gibco/Life Technologies,Rockville, Md.), 1 mM sodium pyruvate (Gibco), mercaptoethanol 5.5×10⁻⁵M (Gibco), and 10 mM Hepes (Gibco)] and interleukin 2 for 4-6 days.Cells were activated with 10-20 ng/ml PMA and 1-2 μg/ml ionomycin, 5-10ng/ml IL-12, 20-50 ng/ml IFN gamma or 5-10 ng/ml IL-18 for 6 hours. Insome cases, mononuclear cells were cultured for 4-5 days in culturemedia with ˜5 μg/ml PHA (phytohemagglutinin) or PWM (pokeweed mitogen;Sigma-Aldrich Corp., St. Louis, Mo.). Samples were taken at 24, 48 and72 hours for RNA preparation. MLR (mixed lymphocyte reaction) sampleswere obtained by taking blood from two donors, isolating the mononuclearcells using Ficoll and mixing them 1:1 at a final concentration of˜2×10⁶ cells/ml in culture media. The MLR samples were taken at varioustime points from 1-7 days for RNA preparation.

Monocytes were isolated from mononuclear cells using CD14 MiltenyiBeads, +ve VS selection columns and a Vario Magnet (Miltenyi Biotec,Auburn, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's instructions. Monocyteswere differentiated into dendritic cells by culturing in culture mediawith 50 ng/ml GMCSF and 5 ng/mI IL-4 for 5-7 days. Macrophages wereprepared by culturing monocytes for 5-7 days in culture media with ˜50ng/ml 10% type AB Human Serum (Life technologies, Rockville, Md.) orMCSF (Macrophage colony stimulating factor; R&D, Minneapolis, Minn.).Monocytes, macropbages and dendritic cells were stimulated for 6 or12-14 hours with 100 ng/ml lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Dendritic cellswere also stimulated with 10 μg/ml anti-CD40 monoclonal antibody(Pharmingen, San Diego, Calif.) for 6 or 12-14 hours.

CD4+ lymphocytes, CD8+ lymphocytes and NK cells were also isolated frommononuclear cells using CD4, CD8 and CD56 Miltenyi beads, positive VSselection columns and a Vario Magnet (Miltenyi Biotec, Auburn, Calif.)according to the manufacturer's instructions. CD45+RA and CD45+RO CD4+lymphocytes were isolated by depleting mononuclear cells of CD8+, CD56+,CD14+ and CD19+ cells using CD8, CD56, CD14 and CD19 Miltenyi beads andpositive selection. CD45RO Miltenyi beads were then used to separate theCD45+RO CD4+ lymphocytes from CD45+RA CD4+ lymphocytes. CD45+RA CD4+,CD45+RO CD4 + and CD8+ lymphocytes were cultured in culture media at 10⁶cells/ml in culture plates precoated overnight with 0.5 μg/ml anti-CD28(Pharmingen, San Diego, Calif.) and 3 μg/ml anti-CD3 (OKT3, ATCC) inPBS. After 6 and 24 hours, the cells were harvested for RNA preparation.To prepare chronically activated CD8+ lymphocytes, isolatedCD8+lymphocytes were activated for 4 days on anti-CD28, anti-CD3 coatedplates and then harvested and expanded in culture media with IL-2 (1ng/ml). These CD8+ cells were activated again with plate bound anti-CD3and anti-CD28 for 4 days and expanded as described above. RNA wasisolated 6 and 24 hours after the second activation and after 4 days ofthe second expansion culture. Isolated NK cells were cultured in culturemedia with 1 ng/ml IL-2 for 4-6 days before RNA was prepared.

B cells were prepared from minced and sieved tonsil tissue (NDRI).Tonsil cells were pelleted and resupended at 10⁶ cells/ml in culturemedia. Cells were activated using 5 μg/ml PWM (Sigma-Aldrich Corp., St.Louis, Mo.) or ˜10 μg/ml anti-CD40 (Pharmingen, San Diego, Calif.) and5-10 ng/ml IL-4. Cells were harvested for RNA preparation after 24, 48and 72 hours.

To prepare primary and secondary Th1/Th2 and Tr1 cells, umbilical cordblood CD4+ lymphocytes (Poietic Systems, German Town, Md.) were culturedat 10⁵⁻10⁶ cells/ml in culture media with IL-2 (4 ng/ml) in 6-wellFalcon plates (precoated overnight with 10 μg/ml anti-CD28 (Pharmingen)and 2 μg/ml anti-CD3 (OKT3; ATCC) then washed twice with PBS).

To stimulate Th1 phenotype differentiation, IL-12 (5 ng/ml) and anti-IL4(1 μg/ml) were used; for Th2 phenotype differentiation, IL-4 (5 ng/ml)and anti-IFN gamma (1 μg/ml) were used; and for Tr1 phenotypedifferentiation, IL-10 (5 ng/ml) was used. After 4-5 days, the activatedTh1, Th2 and Tr1 lymphocytes were washed once with DMEM and expanded for4-7 days in culture media with IL-2 (1 ng/ml). Activated Th1, Th2 andTr1 lymphocytes were re-stimulated for 5 days with anti-CD28/CD3 andcytokines as described above with the addition of anti-CD95L (1 μg/ml)to prevent apoptosis. After 4-5 days, the Th1, Th2 and Tr1 lymphocyteswere washed and expanded in culture media with IL-2 for 4-7 days.Activated Th1 and Th2 lymphocytes were maintained for a maximum of threecycles. RNA was prepared from primary and secondary Th1, Th2 and Tr1after 6 and 24 hours following the second and third activations withplate-bound anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 mAbs and 4 days into the second andthird expansion cultures.

Leukocyte cells lines Ramos, EOL-1, KU-812 were obtained from the ATCC.EOL-1 cells were further differentiated by culturing in culture media at5×10⁵ cells/ml with 0.1 mM dbcAMP for 8 days, changing the media every 3days and adjusting the cell concentration to 5×10⁵ cells/ml. RNA wasprepared from resting cells or cells activated with PMA (10 ng/ml) andionomycin (1 μg/ml) for 6 and 14 hours. RNA was prepared from restingCCD 1106 keratinocyte cell line (ATCC) or from cells activated with 5ng/ml TNF alpha and 1 ng/ml IL-1 beta. RNA was prepared from restingNCI-H292, airway epithelial tumor cell line (ATCC) or from cellsactivated for 6 and 14 hours in culture media with 5 ng/ml IL-4, 5 ng/mlIL-9, 5 ng/ml IL-13, and 25 ng/ml IFN gamma.

RNA was prepared by lysing approximately 10⁷ cells/ml using Trizol(Gibco BRL) then adding {fraction (1/10)} volume of bromochloropropane(Molecular Research Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio), vortexing,incubating for 10 minutes at room temperature and then spinning at14,000 rpm in a Sorvall SS34 rotor. The aqueous phase was placed in a 15ml Falcon Tube and an equal volume of isopropanol was added and left at−20° C. overnight. The precipitated RNA was spun down at 9,000 rpm for15 min and washed in 70% ethanol. The pellet was redissolved in 300 μlof RNAse-free water with 35 μl buffer (Promega, Madison, Wis.) 5 μl DTT,7 μl RNA sin and 8 μl DNAse and incubated at 37° C. for 30 minutes toremove contaminating genomic DNA, extracted once with phenol chloroformand re-precipitated with {fraction (1/10)} volume of 3 M sodium acetateand 2 volumes of 100% ethanol. The RNA was spun down, placed in RNAsefree water and stored at −80° C.

AI Comprehensive Panel v1.0

Autoimmunity (AI) comprehensive panel v1.0 included two controls and 89cDNA test samples isolated from male (M) and female (F) surgical andpostmortem human tissues that were obtained from the Backus Hospital andClinomics (Frederick, Md.). Tissue samples included: normal, adjacent(Adj); matched normal adjacent (match control); joint tissues (synovial(Syn) fluid, synovium, bone and cartilage, osteoarthritis (OA),rheumatoid arthritis (RA)); psoriatic; ulcerative colitis colon; Crohnsdisease colon; and emphysmatic, asthmatic, allergic and chronicobstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) lung.

Pulmonary and General Inflammation (PGI) Panel v1.0

Pulmonary and General inflammation (PGI) panel v1.0 included twocontrols and 39 test samples isolated as surgical or postmortem samples.Tissue samples include: five normal lung samples obtained from MarylandBrain and Tissue Bank, University of Maryland (Baltimore, Md.),International Bioresource systems, IBS (Tuscon, Ariz.), and Asterand(Detroit, Mich.), five normal adjacent intestine tissues (NAT) fromArdais (Lexington, Mass.), ulcerative colitis samples (UC) from Ardais(Lexington, Mass.); Crohns disease colon from NDRI, National DiseaseResearch Interchange (Philadelphia, Pa.); emphysematous tissue samplesfrom Ardais (Lexington, Mass.) and Genomic Collaborative Inc.(Cambridge, Mass.), asthmatic tissue from Maryland Brain and TissueBank, University of Maryland (Baltimore, Md.) and Genomic CollaborativeInc (Cambridge, Mass.) and fibrotic tissue from Ardais (Lexinton, Mass.)and Genomic Collaborative (Cambridge, Mass.).

AI.05 Chondrosarcoma

AI.05 chondrosarcoma plates included SW1353 cells (ATCC) subjected toserum starvation and treated for 6 and 18 h with cytokines that areknown to induce MMP (1, 3 and 13) synthesis (e.g. IL 1beta). Thesetreatments included: IL-1beta (10 ng/ml), IL-1beta +TNF-alpha (50ng/ml), IL-1beta+Oncostatin (50 ng/ml) and PMA (100 ng/ml). Supernatantswere collected and analyzed for MMP 1, 3 and 13 production. RNA wasprepared from these samples using standard procedures.

Panels 5D and 5I

Panel 5D and 5I included two controls and cDNAs isolated from humantissues, human pancreatic islets cells, cell lines, metabolic tissuesobtained from patients enrolled in the Gestational Diabetes study(described below), and cells from different stages of adipocytedifferentiation, including differentiated (AD), midway differentiated(AM), and undifferentiated (U; human mesenchymal stem cells).

Gestational Diabetes study subjects were young (18-40 years), otherwisehealthy women with and without gestational diabetes undergoing routine(elective) Caesarean section. Uterine wall smooth muscle (UT), visceral(Vis) adipose, skeletal muscle (SK), placenta (Pl) greater omentumadipose (GO Adipose) and subcutaneous (SubQ) adipose samples (<1 cc)were collected, rinsed in sterile saline, blotted and flash frozen inliquid nitrogen. Patients included: Patient 2, an overweight diabeticHispanic not on insulin; Patient 7-9, obese non-diabetic Caucasians withbody mass index (BMI) greater than 30; Patient 10, an overweightdiabetic Hispanic, on insulin; Patient 11, an overweight nondiabeticAfrican American; and Patient 12, a diabetic Hispanic on insulin.

Differentiated adipocytes were obtained from induced donor progenitorcells (Clonetics, Walkersville, Md.). Differentiated human mesenchymalstem cells (HuMSCs) were prepared as described in Mark F. Pittenger, etal., Multilineage Potential of Adult Human Mesenchymal Stem CellsScience Apr. 2, 1999: 143-147. mRNA was isolated and sscDNA was producedfrom Trizol lysates or frozen pellets. Human cell lines (ATCC, NCI orGerman tumor cell bank) included: kidney proximal convoluted tubule,uterine smooth muscle cells, small intestine, liver HepG2 cancer cells,heart primary stromal cells and adrenal cortical adenoma cells. Cellswere cultured, RNA extracted and sscDNA was produced using standardprocedures

Panel 5I also contains pancreatic islets (Diabetes Research Institute atthe University of Miami School of Medicine).

Human Metabolic RTQ-PCR Panel

Human Metabolic RTQ-PCR Panel included two controls (genomic DNA controland chemistry control) and 211 cDNAs isolated from human tissues andcell lines relevant to metabolic diseases. This panel identifies genesthat play a role in the etiology and pathogenesis of obesity and/ordiabetes. Metabolic tissues including placenta (Pl), uterine wall smoothmuscle (Ut), visceral adipose, skeletal muscle (Sk) and subcutaneous(SubQ) adipose were obtained from the Gestational Diabetes study(described above). Included in the panel are: Patients 7 and 8, obesenon-diabetic Caucasians; Patient 12 a diabetic Caucasian with unknownBMI, on insulin (treated); Patient 13, an overweight diabetic Caucasian,not on insulin (untreated); Patient 15, an obese, untreated, diabeticCaucasian; Patient 17 and 25, untreated diabetic Caucasians of normalweight; Patient 18, an obese, untreated, diabetic Hispanic; Patient 19,a non-diabetic Caucasian of normal weight; Patient 20, an overweight,treated diabetic Caucasian; Patient 21 and 23, overweight non-diabeticCaucasians; Patient 22, a treated diabetic Caucasian of normal weight;Patient 23, an overweight non-diabetic Caucasian; and Patients 26 and27, obese , treated, diabetic Caucasians.

Total RNA was isolated from metabolic tissues including: hypothalamus;liver, pancreas, pancreatic islets, small intestine, psoas muscle,diaphragm muscle, visceral (Vis) adipose, subcutaneous (SubQ) adiposeand greater omentum (Go) from 12 Type II diabetic (Diab) patients and 12non diabetic (Norm) at autopsy. Control diabetic and non-diabeticsubjects were matched where possible for: age; sex, male (M); female(F); ethnicity, Caucasian (CC); Hispanic (HI); African American (AA);Asian (AS); and BMI, 20-25 (Low BM), 26-30 (Med BM) or overweight(Overwt), BMI greater than 30 (Hi BMI) (obese).

RNA was extracted and ss cDNA was produced from cell lines (ATCC) bystandard methods.

CNS Panels

CNS Panels CNSD.01, CNS Neurodegeneration V1.0 and CNS NeurodegenerationV2.0 included two controls and 46 to 94 test cDNA samples isolated frompostmortem human brain tissue obtained from the Harvard Brain TissueResource Center (McLean Hospital). Brains were removed from calvaria ofdonors between 4 and 24 hours after death, and frozen at −80° C. inliquid nitrogen vapor.

Panel CNSD.01

Panel CNSD.01 included two specimens each from: Alzheimer's disease,Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, Progressive SupernuclearPalsy (PSP), Depression, and normal controls. Collected tissuesincluded: cingulate gyrus (Cing Gyr), temporal pole (Temp Pole), globuspalladus (Glob palladus), substantia nigra (Sub Nigra), primary motorstrip (Brodman Area 4), parietal cortex (Brodman Area 7), prefrontalcortex (Brodman Area 9), and occipital cortex (Brodman area 17). Not allbrain regions are represented in all cases.

Panel CNS Neurodegeneration V1.0

The CNS Neurodegeneration V1.0 panel included: six Alzheimer's disease(AD) brains and eight normals which included no dementia and noAlzheimer's like pathology (control) or no dementia but evidence ofsevere Alzheimer's like pathology (Control Path), specifically senileplaque load rated as level 3 on a scale of 0-3; 0 no evidence ofplaques, 3 severe AD senile plaque load. Tissues collected included:hippocampus, temporal cortex (Brodman Area 21), parietal cortex (Brodmanarea 7), occipital cortex (Brodman area 17) superior temporal cortex(Sup Temporal Ctx) and inferior temporal cortex (Inf Temproal Ctx).

Gene expression was analyzed after normalization using a scaling factorcalculated by subtracting the Well mean (CT average for the specifictissue) from the Grand mean (average CT value for all wells across allruns). The scaled CT value is the result of the raw CT value plus thescaling factor.

Panel CNS Neurodegeneration V2.0

The CNS Neurodegeneration V2.0 panel included sixteen cases ofAlzheimer's disease (AD) and twenty-nine normal controls (no evidence ofdementia prior to death) including fourteen controls (Control) with nodementia and no Alzheimer's like pathology and fifteen controls with nodementia but evidence of severe Alzheimer's like pathology (AH3),specifically senile plaque load rated as level 3 on a scale of 0-3; 0 noevidence of plaques, 3 severe AD senile plaque load. Tissues from thetemporal cortex (Brodman Area 21) included the inferior and superiortemporal cortex that was pooled from a given individual (Inf & Sup TempCtx Pool).

A. CG103945-02: Semaphorin sem2.

Expression of gene CG103945-02 was assessed using the primer-probe setAg7442, described in Table AA. Results of the RTQ-PCR runs are shown inTables AB and AC. TABLE AA Probe Name Ag7442 Start SEQ Primers SequencesLength Position ID No Forward 5′-gaaagccttccagcaccat-3′ 19 128 283 ProbeTET-5′-tggatggaaacattttccagatacctcc-3′-TAMRA 28 148 284 Reverse5′-gcccagaaagatggcagag-3′ 19 189 285

TABLE AB General screening panel v1.7 Tissue Name A Adipose 100.0 HUVEC16.6 Melanoma* Hs688(A).T 0.0 Melanoma* Hs688(B).T 0.5 Melanoma (met)SK-MEL-5 1.7 Testis 2.1 Prostate ca. (bone met) PC-3 0.0 Prostate ca.DU145 1.9 Prostate pool 1.5 Uterus pool 0.5 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3 0.0Ovarian ca. (ascites) SK-OV-3 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-4 11.7 Ovarian ca.OVCAR-5 7.2 Ovarian ca. IGROV-1 2.9 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-8 5.8 Ovary 13.6Breast ca. MCF-7 0.0 Breast ca. MDA-MB-231 6.0 Breast ca. BT-549 0.0Breast ca. T47D 11.0 Breast pool 5.7 Trachea 13.0 Lung 66.0 Fetal Lung12.3 Lung ca. NCI-N417 0.0 Lung ca. LX-1 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H146 0.0 Lungca. SHP-77 17.8 Lung ca. NCI-H23 0.7 Lung ca. NCI-H460 1.3 Lung ca.HOP-62 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H522 4.4 Lung ca. DMS-114 0.8 Liver 0.0 FetalLiver 1.9 Kidney pool 28.7 Fetal Kidney 7.2 Renal ca. 786-0 0.0 Renalca. A498 0.0 Renal ca. ACHN 0.0 Renal ca. UO-31 0.0 Renal ca. TK-10 0.0Bladder 6.1 Gastric ca. (liver met.) NCI-N87 0.0 Stomach 0.6 Colon ca.SW-948 2.7 Colon ca. SW480 0.0 Colon ca. (SW480 met) SW620 5.1 Colon ca.HT29 0.0 Colon ca. HCT-116 19.1 Colon cancer tissue 0.9 Colon ca. SW11165.9 Colon ca. Colo-205 0.0 Colon ca. SW-48 0.0 Colon 4.1 Small Intestine0.8 Fetal Heart 2.0 Heart 1.3 Lymph Node pool 1 2.1 Lymph Node pool 220.7 Fetal Skeletal Muscle 6.8 Skeletal Muscle pool 1.1 Skeletal Muscle9.7 Spleen 9.0 Thymus 1.1 CNS cancer (glio/astro) SF-268 0.0 CNS cancer(glio/astro) T98G 0.0 CNS cancer (neuro; met) SK-N-AS 0.0 CNS cancer(astro) SF-539 0.9 CNS cancer (astro) SNB-75 0.0 CNS cancer (glio)SNB-19 0.9 CNS cancer (glio) SF-295 0.0 Brain (Amygdala) 3.1 Brain(Cerebellum) 22.4 Brain (Fetal) 6.2 Brain (Hippocampus) 4.5 CerebralCortex pool 5.1 Brain (Substantia nigra) 2.0 Brain (Thalamus) 4.1 Brain(Whole) 29.7 Spinal Cord 2.3 Adrenal Gland 2.8 Pituitary Gland 1.6Salivary Gland 20.2 Thyroid 7.5 Pancreatic ca. PANC-1 0.6 Pancreas pool0.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag7442, Run 318350211

TABLE AC Panel 4.1D Tissue Name A Secondary Th1 act 0.0 Secondary Th2act 4.4 Secondary Tr1 act 0.0 Secondary Th1 rest 0.0 Secondary Th2 rest0.0 Secondary Tr1 rest 0.0 Primary Th1 act 0.0 Primary Th2 act 0.0Primary Tr1 act 0.0 Primary Th1 rest 0.0 Primary Th2 rest 0.0 PrimaryTr1 rest 0.0 CD45RA CD4 lymphocyte act 0.0 CD45RO CD4 lymphocyte act 0.0CD8 lymphocyte act 0.0 Secondary CD8 lymphocyte rest 0.0 Secondary CD8lymphocyte act 0.0 CD4 lymphocyte none 0.0 2ry Th1/Th2/Tr1_anti-CD95CH11 0.0 LAK cells rest 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-120.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IFN gamma 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-18 0.0 LAK cellsPMA/ionomycin 0.0 NK Cells IL-2 rest 0.0 Two Way MLR 3 day 0.0 Two WayMLR 5 day 0.0 Two Way MLR 7 day 0.0 PBMC rest 0.0 PBMC PWM 0.0 PBMCPHA-L 0.0 Ramos (B cell) none 0.0 Ramos (B cell) ionomycin 0.0 Blymphocytes PWM 0.0 B lymphocytes CD40L and IL-4 0.0 EOL-1 dbcAMP 6.1EOL-1 dbcAMP PMA/ionomycin 4.2 Dendritic cells none 0.0 Dendritic cellsLPS 3.6 Dendritic cells anti-CD40 0.0 Monocytes rest 0.0 Monocytes LPS0.0 Macrophages rest 0.0 Macrophages LPS 0.0 HUVEC none 0.0 HUVECstarved 11.0 HUVEC IL-1beta 4.7 HUVEC IFN gamma 0.0 HUVEC TNF alpha +IFN gamma 0.0 HUVEC TNF alpha + IL4 2.6 HUVEC IL-11 13.4 LungMicrovascular EC none 100.0 Lung Microvascular EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta48.3 Microvascular Dermal EC none 30.4 Microsvasular Dermal ECTNFalpha + IL-1beta 19.9 Bronchial epithelium TNFalpha + IL1beta 0.0Small airway epithelium none 0.0 Small airway epithelium TNFalpha +IL-1beta 0.0 Coronery artery SMC rest 0.0 Coronery artery SMC TNFalpha +IL-1beta 0.0 Astrocytes rest 0.0 Astrocytes TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0KU-812 (Basophil) rest 0.0 KU-812 (Basophil) PMA/ionomycin 5.0 CCD1106(Keratinocytes) none 0.0 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0Liver cirrhosis 11.9 NCI-H292 none 0.0 NCI-H292 IL-4 0.0 NCI-H292 IL-90.0 NCI-H292 IL-13 0.0 NCI-H292 IFN gamma 0.0 HPAEC none 4.7 HPAEC TNFalpha + IL-1 beta 5.2 Lung fibroblast none 0.0 Lung fibroblast TNFalpha + IL-1 beta 0.0 Lung fibroblast IL-4 0.0 Lung fibroblast IL-9 0.0Lung fibroblast IL-13 0.0 Lung fibroblast IFN gamma 0.0 Dermalfibroblast CCD1070 rest 0.0 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 TNF alpha 0.0Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 IL-1 beta 0.0 Dermal fibroblast IFN gamma 0.0Dermal fibroblast IL-4 0.0 Dermal Fibroblasts rest 5.6 NeutrophilsTNFa + LPS 0.0 Neutrophils rest 0.0 Colon 14.5 Lung 0.0 Thymus 0.0Kidney 6.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag7442, Run 306067441General_screening_panel_v1.7 Summary: Ag7442 Highest expression of theCG103945-02 gene was detected in adipose tissue (CT=29.5). In addition,significant expression of this gene was also seen in skeletal muscle andthyroid. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or itsprotein product is useful in the treatment of metabolic disorders,including diabetes and obesity.

Moderate levels of expression of this gene were also seen in all regionsof the central nervous system examined, including amygdala, hippocampus,substantia nigra, thalamus, cerebellum, cerebral cortex, and spinalcord. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or its proteinproduct is useful in the treatment of central nervous system disorderssuch as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, multiplesclerosis, schizophrenia and depression.

Moderate to low expression of this gene was seen in number of cancercell lines derived from colon, lung, breast and ovarian cancers.Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or its proteinproduct is useful in the treatment of colon, lung, breast and ovariancancers.

Panel 4.1D Summary: Ag7442 Highest expression of this gene was seen inlung microvascular endothelium (CT=33.6) and its expression wasdown-regulated upon activation of these cells. Endothelial cells areknown to play important roles in inflammatory responses by altering theexpression of surface proteins that are involved in activation andrecruitment of effector inflammatory cells. Higher expression of thisgene in resting cells suggests a role for this gene in the maintenanceof the integrity of the lung microvasculature. Therapeutic modulation ofthe activity of this gene or its protein product is beneficial for thetreatment of diseases associated with damaged microvasculature includingheart diseases or inflammatory diseases, such as psoriasis, asthma, andchronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.

B. CG106951-01 and CG106951-04: Semaphorin 5B.

Expression of gene CG106951-01 and CG106951-04 was assessed using theprimer-probe sets Ag1216, described in Tables BA. TABLE BA Probe NameAg1216 Start SEQ ID Primers Sequences Length Position No Forward5′-cccgaagaatgaaaagta 22 3351 286 caca-3′ Probe TET-5′-cccatggaattcaa 263373 287 gaccctgaacaa-3′-TAMRA Reverse 5′-aatgggtagaagttggct 22 3419 288ctgt-3′

TABLE BB AI comprehensive panel v1.0 Tissue Name A 110967 COPD-F 10.4110980 COPD-F 23.5 110968 COPD-M 13.6 110977 COPD-M 64.6 110989Emphysema-F 35.4 110992 Emphysema-F 13.5 110993 Emphysema-F 27.4 110994Emphysema-F 5.6 110995 Emphysema-F 15.3 110996 Emphysema-F 7.2 110997Asthma-M 9.2 111001 Asthma-F 24.0 111002 Asthma-F 26.6 111003 AtopicAsthma-F 35.1 111004 Atopic Asthma-F 24.1 111005 Atopic Asthma-F 14.0111006 Atopic Asthma-F 3.2 111417 Allergy-M 18.0 112347 Allergy-M 0.5112349 Normal Lung-F 0.5 112357 Normal Lung-F 56.6 112354 Normal Lung-M14.0 112374 Crohns-F 42.3 112389 Match Control Crohns-F 61.6 112375Crohns-F 25.7 112732 Match Control Crohns-F 7.5 112725 Crohns-M 3.1112387 Match Control Crohns-M 60.7 112378 Crohns-M 0.8 112390 MatchControl Crohns-M 24.5 112726 Crohns-M 24.1 112731 Match Control Crohns-M12.4 112380 Ulcer Col-F 18.6 112734 Match Control Ulcer Col-F 30.6112384 Ulcer Col-F 45.7 112737 Match Control Ulcer Col-F 16.5 112386Ulcer Col-F 13.8 112738 Match Control Ulcer Col-F 3.0 112381 Ulcer Col-M1.5 112735 Match Control Ulcer Col-M 8.8 112382 Ulcer Col-M 25.7 112394Match Control Ulcer Col-M 21.2 112383 Ulcer Col-M 42.6 112736 MatchControl Ulcer Col-M 22.8 112423 Psoriasis-F 43.8 112427 Match ControlPsoriasis-F 29.7 112418 Psoriasis-M 8.4 112723 Match Control Psoriasis-M2.2 112419 Psoriasis-M 16.3 112424 Match Control Psoriasis-M 24.0 112420Psoriasis-M 41.5 112425 Match Control Psoriasis-M 43.5 104689 (MF) OABone-Backus 35.6 104690 (MF) Adj “Normal” Bone-Backus 12.5 104691 (MF)OA Synovium-Backus 14.9 104692 (BA) OA Cartilage-Backus 0.0 104694 (BA)OA Bone-Backus 10.5 104695 (BA) Adj “Normal” Bone-Backus 5.7 104696 (BA)OA Synovium-Backus 6.7 104700 (SS) OA Bone-Backus 6.0 104701 (SS) Adj“Normal” Bone-Backus 5.8 104702 (SS) OA Synovium-Backus 48.3 117093 OACartilage Rep7 23.5 112672 OA Bone5 26.1 112673 OA Synovium5 14.0 112674OA Synovial Fluid cells5 12.6 117100 OA Cartilage Rep14 6.7 112756 OABone9 100.0 112757 OA Synovium9 2.1 112758 OA Synovial Fluid Cells9 28.9117125 RA Cartilage Rep2 5.2 113492 Bone2 RA 5.0 113493 Synovium2 RA16.2 113494 Syn Fluid Cells RA 16.5 113499 Cartilage4 RA 13.2 113500Bone4 RA 9.2 113501 Synovium4 RA 12.6 113502 Syn Fluid Cells4 RA 8.9113495 Cartilage3 RA 5.6 113496 Bone3 RA 8.3 113497 Synovium3 RA 4.7113498 Syn Fluid Cells3 RA 5.1 117106 Normal Cartilage Rep20 10.7 113663Bone3 Normal 1.1 113664 Synovium3 Normal 0.0 113665 Syn Fluid Cells3Normal 0.9 117107 Normal Cartilage Rep22 12.6 113667 Bone4 Normal 4.3113668 Synovium4 Normal 10.4 113669 Syn Fluid Cells4 Normal 7.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1216, Run 233667803

TABLE BC General screening panel v1.4 Tissue Name A Adipose 1.3Melanoma* Hs688(A).T 0.0 Melanoma* Hs688(B).T 0.0 Melanoma* M14 0.0Melanoma* LOXIMVI 0.0 Melanoma* SK-MEL-5 0.0 Squamous cell carcinomaSCC-4 0.1 Testis Pool 0.4 Prostate ca.* (bone met) PC-3 0.0 ProstatePool 1.0 Placenta 1.8 Uterus Pool 0.8 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3 18.8 Ovarianca. SK-OV-3 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-4 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-5 0.6 Ovarianca. IGROV-1 0.5 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-8 0.3 Ovary 1.8 Breast ca. MCF-7 0.1Breast ca. MDA-MB-231 0.0 Breast ca. BT 549 15.2 Breast ca. T47D 1.4Breast ca. MDA-N 0.0 Breast Pool 2.1 Trachea 0.7 Lung 0.3 Fetal Lung10.3 Lung ca. NCI-N417 0.0 Lung ca. LX-1 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H146 0.2 Lungca. SHP-77 0.0 Lung ca. A549 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H526 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H230.2 Lung ca. NCI-H460 0.0 Lung ca. HOP-62 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H522 0.2Liver 0.1 Fetal Liver 1.9 Liver ca. HepG2 0.0 Kidney Pool 0.8 FetalKidney 16.6 Renal ca. 786-0 100.0 Renal ca. A498 3.6 Renal ca. ACHN 0.1Renal ca. UO-31 0.1 Renal ca. TK-10 0.1 Bladder 1.0 Gastric ca. (livermet.) NCI-N87 0.1 Gastric ca. KATO III 0.0 Colon ca. SW-948 0.0 Colonca. SW480 0.0 Colon ca.* (SW480 met) SW620 0.2 Colon ca. HT29 0.0 Colonca. HCT-116 0.1 Colon ca. CaCo-2 0.4 Colon cancer tissue 0.5 Colon ca.SW1116 0.0 Colon ca. Colo-205 0.0 Colon ca. SW-48 0.0 Colon Pool 2.0Small Intestine Pool 1.0 Stomach Pool 1.0 Bone Marrow Pool 1.0 FetalHeart 12.9 Heart Pool 0.9 Lymph Node Pool 1.9 Fetal Skeletal Muscle 12.8Skeletal Muscle Pool 0.4 Spleen Pool 0.1 Thymus Pool 1.0 CNS cancer(glio/astro) U87-MG 0.0 CNS cancer (glio/astro) U-118-MG 2.0 CNS cancer(neuro; met) SK-N-AS 2.1 CNS cancer (astro) SF-539 0.1 CNS cancer(astro) SNB-75 5.4 CNS cancer (glio) SNB-19 0.3 CNS cancer (glio) SF-2950.0 Brain (Amygdala) Pool 3.6 Brain (cerebellum) 3.7 Brain (fetal) 30.1Brain (Hippocampus) Pool 3.6 Cerebral Cortex Pool 6.5 Brain (Substantianigra) Pool 4.6 Brain (Thalamus) Pool 6.0 Brain (whole) 13.0 Spinal CordPool 1.2 Adrenal Gland 2.0 Pituitary gland Pool 0.5 Salivary Gland 0.1Thyroid (female) 0.2 Pancreatic ca. CAPAN2 0.0 Pancreas Pool 2.4Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1216, Run 212696280

TABLE BD Panel 3D Tissue Name A Daoy- Medulloblastoma 0.9 TE671-Medulloblastoma 0.0 D283 Med- Medulloblastoma 2.8 PFSK-1- PrimitiveNeuroectodermal 0.9 XF-498- CNS 0.0 SNB-78- Glioma 3.7 SF-268-Glioblastoma 0.0 T98G- Glioblastoma 0.0 SK-N-SH- Neuroblastoma(metastasis) 2.7 SF-295- Glioblastoma 0.0 Cerebellum 1.3 Cerebellum 5.0NCI-H292- Mucoepidermoid lung carcinoma 1.7 DMS-114- Small cell lungcancer 0.8 DMS-79- Small cell lung cancer 100.0 NCI-H146- Small celllung cancer 3.3 NCI-H526- Small cell lung cancer 0.0 NCI-N417- Smallcell lung cancer 0.0 NCI-H82- Small cell lung cancer 3.6 NCI-H157-Squamous cell lung cancer (metastasis) 0.0 NCI-H1155- Large cell lungcancer 0.0 NCI-H1299- Large cell lung cancer 0.0 NCI-H727- Lungcarcinoid 0.0 NCI-UMC-11- Lung carcinoid 0.0 LX-1- Small cell lungcancer 0.0 Colo-205- Colon cancer 0.0 KM12- Colon cancer 0.0 KM20L2-Colon cancer 0.0 NCI-H716- Colon cancer 0.0 SW-48- Colon adenocarcinoma0.0 SW1116- Colon adenocarcinoma 0.0 LS 174T- Colon adenocarcinoma 0.0SW-948- Colon adenocarcinoma 0.0 SW-480- Colon adenocarcinoma 0.0NCI-SNU-5- Gastric carcinoma 0.0 KATO III- Gastric carcinoma 0.0NCI-SNU-16- Gastric carcinoma 0.0 NCI-SNU-1- Gastric carcinoma 0.0 RF-1-Gastric adenocarcinoma 0.0 RF-48- Gastric adenocarcinoma 0.3 MKN-45-Gastric carcinoma 0.0 NCI-N87- Gastric carcinoma 0.6 OVCAR-5- Ovariancarcinoma 0.0 RL95-2- Uterine carcinoma 0.0 HelaS3- Cervicaladenocarcinoma 0.0 Ca Ski- Cervical epidermoid carcinoma (metastasis)0.0 ES-2- Ovarian clear cell carcinoma 0.0 Ramos- Stimulated withPMA/ionomycin 6 h 0.0 Ramos- Stimulated with PMA/ionomycin 14 h 0.0MEG-01- Chronic myelogenous leukemia 0.0 (megokaryoblast) Raji-Burkitt's lymphoma 1.4 Daudi- Burkitt's lymphoma 0.0 U266- B-cellplasmacytoma 0.0 CA46- Burkitt's lymphoma 0.0 RL- non-Hodgkin's B-celllymphoma 0.0 JM1- pre-B-cell lymphoma 0.0 Jurkat- T cell leukemia 0.0TF-1- Erythroleukemia 0.0 HUT 78- T-cell lymphoma 0.0 U937- Histiocyticlymphoma 0.0 KU-812- Myelogenous leukemia 0.0 769-P- Clear cell renalcarcinoma 1.9 Caki-2- Clear cell renal carcinoma 2.1 SW 839- Clear cellrenal carcinoma 8.8 Rhabdoid kidney tumor 0.2 Hs766T- Pancreaticcarcinoma (LN metastasis) 0.0 CAPAN-1- Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (liver0.0 metastasis) SU86.86- Pancreatic carcinoma (liver metastasis) 2.8BxPC-3- Pancreatic adenocarcinoma 0.0 HPAC- Pancreatic adenocarcinoma0.0 MIA PaCa-2- Pancreatic carcinoma 0.0 CFPAC-1- Pancreatic ductaladenocarcinoma 0.0 PANC-1- Pancreatic epithelioid ductal carcinoma 1.7T24- Bladder carcinma (transitional cell) 0.0 5637- Bladder carcinoma2.0 HT-1197- Bladder carcinoma 0.0 UM-UC-3- Bladder carcinma(transitional cell) 0.6 A204- Rhabdomyosarcoma 0.0 HT-1080- Fibrosarcoma0.0 MG-63- Osteosarcoma 0.0 SK-LMS-1- Leiomyosarcoma (vulva) 0.0 SJRH30-Rhabdomyosarcoma (met to bone marrow) 0.0 A431- Epidermoid carcinoma 0.0WM266-4- Melanoma 0.0 DU 145- Prostate carcinoma (brain metastasis) 0.0MDA-MB-468- Breast adenocarcinoma 0.8 SCC-4- Squamous cell carcinoma oftongue 0.0 SCC-9- Squamous cell carcinoma of tongue 0.8 SCC-15- Squamouscell carcinoma of tongue 0.0 CAL 27- Squamous cell carcinoma of tongue0.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1216, Run 182098855

TABLE BE Panel 4D Tissue Name A B Secondary Th1 act 0.0 0.0 SecondaryTh2 act 0.0 0.0 Secondary Tr1 act 0.0 0.0 Secondary Th1 rest 0.0 0.0Secondary Th2 rest 0.0 0.0 Secondary Tr1 rest 0.0 0.0 Primary Th1 act0.0 0.0 Primary Th2 act 0.0 0.0 Primary Tr1 act 0.0 0.0 Primary Th1 rest0.0 0.0 Primary Th2 rest 1.1 0.0 Primary Tr1 rest 0.0 0.9 CD45RA CD4lymphocyte act 0.0 0.0 CD45RO CD4 lymphocyte act 0.8 0.0 CD8 lymphocyteact 0.0 0.0 Secondary CD8 lymphocyte rest 0.0 1.3 Secondary CD8lymphocyte act 0.0 0.0 CD4 lymphocyte none 0.0 0.9 2ryTh1/Th2/Tr1_anti-CD95 CH11 0.0 0.0 LAK cells rest 0.0 0.0 LAK cells IL-20.0 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-12 0.0 1.9 LAK cells IL-2 + IFN gamma 1.10.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-18 0.0 0.0 LAK cells PMA/ionomycin 0.0 0.0 NKCells IL-2 rest 0.0 0.0 Two Way MLR 3 day 0.0 0.0 Two Way MLR 5 day 0.00.0 Two Way MLR 7 day 0.0 0.0 PBMC rest 0.0 0.0 PBMC PWM 2.8 2.5 PBMCPHA-L 0.0 3.1 Ramos (B cell) none 0.0 0.0 Ramos (B cell) ionomycin 0.00.0 B lymphocytes PWM 0.0 0.0 B lymphocytes CD40L and IL-4 1.1 0.0 EOL-1dbcAMP 0.0 0.0 EOL-1 dbcAMP PMA/ionomycin 0.0 0.0 Dendritic cells none0.0 0.0 Dendritic cells LPS 0.0 0.0 Dendritic cells anti-CD40 0.0 0.0Monocytes rest 0.0 0.0 Monocytes LPS 0.0 0.0 Macrophages rest 0.0 0.0Macrophages LPS 0.8 0.0 HUVEC none 0.0 0.0 HUVEC starved 0.0 0.0 HUVECIL-1beta 0.0 1.3 HUVEC IFN gamma 0.0 0.0 HUVEC TNF alpha + IFN gamma 0.00.0 HUVEC TNF alpha + IL4 0.0 0.0 HUVEC IL-11 0.9 0.0 Lung MicrovascularEC none 0.0 0.0 Lung Microvascular EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 0.0Microvascular Dermal EC none 0.0 0.0 Microsvasular Dermal EC TNFalpha +IL-1beta 0.0 0.0 Bronchial epithelium TNFalpha + IL1beta 20.3 31.9 Smallairway epithelium none 1.8 2.0 Small airway epithelium TNFalpha +IL-1beta 2.7 2.5 Coronery artery SMC rest 0.0 0.0 Coronery artery SMCTNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 0.0 Astrocytes rest 12.8 16.3 AstrocytesTNFalpha + IL-1beta 5.3 13.5 KU-812 (Basophil) rest 0.0 0.0 KU-812(Basophil) PMA/ionomycin 0.0 0.0 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) none 1.4 0.0CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 4.1 Liver cirrhosis 1.92.3 Lupus kidney 5.9 10.3 NCI-H292 none 1.6 0.0 NCI-H292 IL-4 0.7 0.0NCI-H292 IL-9 0.0 2.8 NCI-H292 IL-13 0.0 0.0 NCI-H292 IFN gamma 0.0 0.0HPAEC none 0.0 0.0 HPAEC TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 0.0 0.0 Lung fibroblastnone 0.0 0.0 Lung fibroblast TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 0.0 0.0 Lungfibroblast IL-4 0.0 0.0 Lung fibroblast IL-9 0.0 0.0 Lung fibroblastIL-13 0.0 0.0 Lung fibroblast IFN gamma 0.0 0.0 Dermal fibroblastCCD1070 rest 0.0 0.0 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 TNF alpha 0.0 0.0 Dermalfibroblast CCD1070 IL-1 beta 0.0 0.0 Dermal fibroblast IFN gamma 0.0 0.0Dermal fibroblast IL-4 0.0 1.5 IBD Colitis 2 0.0 1.2 IBD Crohn's 1.4 4.0Colon 3.4 2.7 Lung 52.1 42.3 Thymus 100.0 100.0 Kidney 1.6 0.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1216, Run 140426332Column B - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1216, Run 144134834

TABLE BF Panel 5 Islet Tissue Name A 97457_Patient-02go_adipose 41.897476_Patient-07sk_skeletal muscle 36.3 97477_Patient-07ut_uterus 34.997478_Patient-07pl_placenta 100.0 99167_Bayer Patient 1 0.097482_Patient-08ut_uterus 23.5 97483_Patient-08pl_placenta 35.197486_Patient-09sk_skeletal muscle 9.1 97487_Patient-09ut_uterus 81.297488_Patient-09pl_placenta 26.6 97492_Patient-10ut_uterus 75.397493_Patient-10pl_placenta 50.0 97495_Patient-11go_adipose 57.897496_Patient-11sk_skeletal muscle 34.2 97497_Patient-11ut_uterus 89.597498_Patient-11pl_placenta 77.9 97500_Patient-12go_adipose 70.797501_Patient-12sk_skeletal muscle 43.2 97502_Patient-12ut_uterus 97.397503_Patient-12pl_placenta 24.5 94721_Donor 2 U - A_Mesenchymal StemCells 0.0 94722_Donor 2 U - B_Mesenchymal Stem Cells 0.0 94723_Donor 2U - C_Mesenchymal Stem Cells 0.0 94709_Donor 2 AM - A_adipose 0.094710_Donor 2 AM - B_adipose 0.0 94711_Donor 2 AM - C_adipose 0.094712_Donor 2 AD - A_adipose 0.0 94713_Donor 2 AD - B_adipose 0.094714_Donor 2 AD - C_adipose 0.0 94742_Donor 3 U - A_Mesenchymal StemCells 0.0 94743_Donor 3 U - B_Mesenchymal Stem Cells 0.0 94730_Donor 3AM - A_adipose 0.0 94731_Donor 3 AM - B_adipose 0.0 94732_Donor 3 AM -C_adipose 0.0 94733_Donor 3 AD - A_adipose 0.0 94734_Donor 3 AD -B_adipose 0.0 94735_Donor 3 AD - C_adipose 0.077138_Liver_HepG2untreated 0.0 73556_Heart_Cardiac stromal cells(primary) 0.0 81735_Small Intestine 29.3 72409_Kidney_ProximalConvoluted Tubule 0.0 82685_Small intestine_Duodenum 6.990650_Adrenal_Adrenocortical adenoma 17.7 72410_Kidney_HRCE 5.572411_Kidney_HRE 4.9 73139_Uterus_Uterine smooth muscle cells 0.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1216, Run 237228676

TABLE BG general oncology screening panel v 2.4 Tissue Name A Coloncancer 1 0.9 Colon cancer NAT 1 0.5 Colon cancer 2 0.2 Colon cancer NAT2 0.3 Colon cancer 3 0.7 Colon cancer NAT 3 0.4 Colon malignant cancer 41.3 Colon normal adjacent tissue 4 0.2 Lung cancer 1 0.7 Lung NAT 1 0.1Lung cancer 2 10.8 Lung NAT 2 0.1 Squamous cell carcinoma 3 2.0 Lung NAT3 0.0 metastatic melanoma 1 1.4 Melanoma 2 0.0 Melanoma 3 0.5 metastaticmelanoma 4 2.7 metastatic melanoma 5 8.0 Bladder cancer 1 0.2 Bladdercancer NAT 1 0.0 Bladder cancer 2 0.3 Bladder cancer NAT 2 0.1 Bladdercancer NAT 3 0.0 Bladder cancer NAT 4 0.6 Prostate adenocarcinoma 1 0.9Prostate adenocarcinoma 2 0.1 Prostate adenocarcinoma 3 0.1 Prostateadenocarcinoma 4 0.5 Prostate cancer NAT 5 0.2 Prostate adenocarcinoma 60.1 Prostate adenocarcinoma 7 0.0 Prostate adenocarcinoma 8 0.1 Prostateadenocarcinoma 9 1.5 Prostate cancer NAT 10 0.1 Kidney cancer 1 77.9Kidney NAT 1 5.7 Kidney cancer 2 100.0 Kidney NAT 2 3.4 Kidney cancer 346.0 Kidney NAT 3 2.4 Kidney cancer 4 85.3 Kidney NAT 4 1.2Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1216 Run 259733296AI_comprehensive panel_v1.0 Summary: Ag1216 Highest expression of theCG106951-01 and CG106951-04 genes was detected in a sampleorthoarthritis bone (CT=31.2). Moderate to low levels of expression ofthese genes were detected in samples derived from normal andorthoarthitis/rheumatoid arthritis bone, cartilage, synovium andsynovial fluid samples, as well as in normal lung, COPD lung, emphysema,atopic asthma, asthma, allergy, Crohn's disease (normal matched controland diseased), ulcerative colitis (normal matched control and diseased),and psoriasis (normal matched control and diseased). Therapeuticmodulation of the activity of these genes or their protein products willameliorate symptoms/conditions associated with autoimmune andinflammatory disorders including psoriasis, allergy, asthma,inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.General_screening_panel_v1.4 Summary: Ag1216 Highest expression of thesegenes was detected in renal cancer cell line 786-0 (CT=26.4). High tomoderate expression of these genes was also seen in number of cancercell lines derived from ovarian, breast, brain and kidney cancers.Therapeutic modulation of the activity of these genes or their proteinproducts is useful in the treatment of these cancers.

Among tissues with metabolic or endocrine function, these genes wereexpressed at moderate to low levels in pancreas, adipose, adrenal gland,pituitary gland, skeletal muscle, heart, fetal liver and thegastrointestinal tract. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of thesegenes or their protein products is useful in the treatment ofendocrine/metabolically related diseases, such as obesity and diabetes.

In addition, these genes were expressed at moderate levels in allregions of the central nervous system examined, including amygdala,hippocampus, substantia nigra, thalamus, cerebellum, cerebral cortex,and spinal cord. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of these genesor their protein products is useful in the treatment of central nervoussystem disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease,epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia and depression.

The CG106951-01 and CG106951-04 genes were also expressed at higherlevels in fetal (CTs=29-32) liver, lung, heart, kidney and skeletalmuscle when compared to adult tissues (CTs=33-37). The relativeoverexpression of these genes in fetal tissue suggests that theexpressed proteins may enhance growth or development of these tissues inthe fetus and thus may also act in a regenerative capacity in the adult.Therapeutic modulation of the activity of these genes or their proteinproducts is useful in treatment of liver, lung, kidney, heart andskeletal muscle related diseases.

Panel 3D Summary: Ag1216 Moderate expression of these genes weredetected mainly in a lung cancer DMS-79 cell line (CT=30.4). Therapeuticmodulation of the activity of these genes or their protein products isuseful in the treatment of lung cancer.

Panel 4D Summary: Ag1216 Highest expression of these genes was detectedin thymus (CTs=31-32). These genes also show low expression in normallung as well as in astrocytes and bronchial epithelium treated withTNF-α and IL-1β. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of these genesor their protein products is useful in the treatment of inflammatorydiseases including asthma, allergies, inflammatory bowel disease, lupuserythematosus, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoarthritis.

Panel 5 Islet Summary: Ag1216 Highest expression of these genes weredetected in placenta (CT=34). Low expression of these genes was alsoseen in adipose and uterus. Please see panel 1.4 for further discussionof these genes.

General oncology screening panel_v_(—)2.4 Summary: Ag1216 Highestexpression of these genes was detected in a kidney cancer sample(CT=27). Expression of these genes was higher in 4/4 kidney cancer, 3/3colon cancer, and 3/3 lung cancer samples relative to correspondingnormal adjacent tissue. In addition, significant expression of thesegenes was also seen in metastatic melanoma and prostate cancers. Gene orprotein expression levels are useful as a marker to detect the presenceof these cancers. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of these genesor their protein products using nucleic acid, protein, antibody or smallmolecule drugs is useful in the treatment of kidney, lung, colon,metastatic melanoma and prostate cancers.

C. CG124756-01: Complement Component 1, q Subcomponent, BetaPolypeptide.

Expression of gene CG124756-01 was assessed using the primer-probe setAg4901, described in Table CA. Results of the RTQ-PCR runs are shown inTables CB and CC. TABLE CA Probe Name Ag4901 Start SEQ ID PrimersSequences Length Position No Forward 5′-ccacgtgatcaccaac 19 503 289atg-3′ Probe TET-5′-aacaacaattatga 25 522 290 gccccgcagtg-3′-TAMRAReverse 5′-tggcgtggtaggtgaagt 22 576 291 agta-3′

TABLE CB CNS neurodegeneration v1.0 Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag4901,224996029 Tissue Name A AD 1 Hippo 77.9 AD 2 Hippo 72.7 AD 3 Hippo 39.0AD 4 Hippo 23.3 AD 5 Hippo 30.6 AD 6 Hippo 7.6 Control 2 Hippo 63.3Control 4 Hippo 65.5 Control (Path) 3 Hippo 23.8 AD 1 Temporal Ctx 62.9AD 2 Temporal Ctx 43.8 AD 3 Temporal Ctx 25.9 AD 4 Temporal Ctx 33.0 AD5 Inf Temporal Ctx 30.8 AD 5 Sup Temporal Ctx 71.7 AD 6 Inf Temporal Ctx100.0 AD 6 Sup Temporal Ctx 79.6 Control 1 Temporal Ctx 22.8 Control 2Temporal Ctx 53.2 Control 3 Temporal Ctx 49.3 Control 3 Temporal Ctx16.0 Control (Path) 1 Temporal Ctx 18.3 Control (Path) 2 Temporal Ctx21.8 Control (Path) 3 Temporal Ctx 10.2 Control (Path) 4 Temporal Ctx17.4 AD 1 Occipital Ctx 39.8 AD 2 Occipital Ctx (Missing) 0.4 AD 3Occipital Ctx 13.2 AD 4 Occipital Ctx 18.6 AD 5 Occipital Ctx 39.8 AD 6Occipital Ctx 20.2 Control 1 Occipital Ctx 7.1 Control 2 Occipital Ctx21.9 Control 3 Occipital Ctx 24.7 Control 4 Occipital Ctx 27.5 Control(Path) 1 Occipital Ctx 11.0 Control (Path) 2 Occipital Ctx 11.7 Control(Path) 3 Occipital Ctx 0.9 Control (Path) 4 Occipital Ctx 15.8 Control 1Parietal Ctx 26.8 Control 2 Parietal Ctx 38.4 Control 3 Parietal Ctx27.7 Control (Path) 1 Parietal Ctx 12.5 Control (Path) 2 Parietal Ctx14.0 Control (Path) 3 Parietal Ctx 3.0 Control (Path) 4 Parietal Ctx19.9

TABLE CC General screening panel v1.6 Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag4901,Run 277231336 Tissue Name A Adipose 35.8 Melanoma* Hs688(A).T 0.0Melanoma* Hs688(B).T 0.0 Melanoma* M14 0.0 Melanoma* LOXIMVI 0.0Melanoma* SK-MEL-5 0.0 Squamous cell carcinoma SCC-4 0.0 Testis Pool 9.9Prostate ca.* (bone met) PC-3 0.0 Prostate Pool 11.5 Placenta 73.2Uterus Pool 1.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3 0.0 Ovarian ca. SK-OV-3 0.0 Ovarianca. OVCAR-4 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-5 0.0 Ovarian ca. IGROV-1 0.0 Ovarianca. OVCAR-8 0.0 Ovary 21.6 Breast ca. MCF-7 0.0 Breast ca. MDA-MB-2310.0 Breast ca. BT 549 0.0 Breast ca. T47D 0.0 Breast ca. MDA-N 0.0Breast Pool 8.0 Trachea 19.8 Lung 2.3 Fetal Lung 13.9 Lung ca. NCI-N4170.0 Lung ca. LX-1 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H146 0.0 Lung ca. SHP-77 0.0 Lung ca.A549 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H526 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H23 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H4600.0 Lung ca. HOP-62 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H522 0.0 Liver 18.4 Fetal Liver55.9 Liver ca. HepG2 0.0 Kidney Pool 14.1 Fetal Kidney 4.7 Renal ca.786-0 0.0 Renal ca. A498 0.0 Renal ca. ACHN 0.0 Renal ca. UO-31 0.0Renal ca. TK-10 0.0 Bladder 100.0 Gastric ca. (liver met.) NCI-N87 0.0Gastric ca. KATO III 0.0 Colon ca. SW-948 0.0 Colon ca. SW480 0.0 Colonca.* (SW480 met) SW620 0.0 Colon ca. HT29 0.0 Colon ca. HCT-116 0.0Colon ca. CaCo-2 0.0 Colon cancer tissue 75.8 Colon ca. SW1116 0.0 Colonca. Colo-205 0.2 Colon ca. SW-48 0.0 Colon Pool 11.6 Small IntestinePool 6.8 Stomach Pool 14.8 Bone Marrow Pool 12.7 Fetal Heart 1.9 HeartPool 5.1 Lymph Node Pool 11.1 Fetal Skeletal Muscle 7.3 Skeletal MusclePool 2.0 Spleen Pool 27.2 Thymus Pool 13.2 CNS cancer (glio/astro)U87-MG 0.0 CNS cancer (glio/astro) U-118-MG 0.1 CNS cancer (neuro; met)SK-N-AS 0.0 CNS cancer (astro) SF-539 0.0 CNS cancer (astro) SNB-75 0.0CNS cancer (glio) SNB-19 0.0 CNS cancer (glio) SF-295 0.0 Brain(Amygdala) Pool 7.8 Brain (cerebellum) 26.8 Brain (fetal) 8.1 Brain(Hippocampus) Pool 13.2 Cerebral Cortex Pool 8.2 Brain (Substantianigra) Pool 8.4 Brain (Thalamus) Pool 8.3 Brain (whole) 22.4 Spinal CordPool 18.3 Adrenal Gland 55.1 Pituitary gland Pool 3.9 Salivary Gland 5.8Thyroid (female) 6.8 Pancreatic ca. CAPAN2 0.0 Pancreas Pool 6.9CNS_neurodegeneration_v10 Summary: Ag4901 Expression of the CG124756-01gene was upregulated in the temporal cortex of Alzheimer's diseasepatients compared to normal patients. Inhibition of this gene or itsprotein product is useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease andcan decrease neuronal death.General_screening_panel_v1.6 Summary: Ag4901 The highest expression ofthis gene was detected in bladder (CT=26). In addition, this gene wasexpressed at high to moderate levels in pancreas, adipose, adrenalgland, thyroid, pituitary gland, skeletal muscle, heart, liver and thegastrointestinal tract. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of thisgene or its protein product is useful in the treatment ofendocrine/metabolically related diseases, such as obesity and diabetes.

This gene was also expressed at moderate levels in all regions of thecentral nervous system examined, including amygdala, hippocampus,substantia nigra, thalamus, cerebellum, cerebral cortex, and spinalcord. Thereapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or itsprotein product using nucleic acid, protein, antibody or small moleculedrugs is useful in the treatment of central nervous system disorderssuch as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, multiplesclerosis, schizophrenia and depression.

High expression of this gene was also seen in a colon cancer cell line.Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or its proteinproduct is useful in the treatment of colon cancer.

D. CG50353-01: 129293352_EXT, Wnt 7a like Protein.

Expression of gene CG50353-01 was assessed using the primer-probe setAg3093, described in Table DA. Results of the RTQ-PCR runs are shown inTables DB and DC. TABLE DA Probe Name Ag3093 Start SEQ ID PrimersSequences Length Position No Forward 5′-ctgtgacctcatgtgct 20 909 292gtg-3′ Probe TET-5′-gtggctacaacacc 25 932 293 caccagtacgc-3′-TAMRAReverse 5′-acatagcagcaccagtg 20 982 294 gaa-3′

TABLE DB Panel 1.3D Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag3093, Run 167985246Tissue Name A Liver adenocarcinoma 2.8 Pancreas 0.0 Pancreatic ca. CAPAN2 1.7 Adrenal gland 0.0 Thyroid 0.0 Salivary gland 0.0 Pituitary gland0.0 Brain (fetal) 3.6 Brain (whole) 1.5 Brain (amygdala) 1.8 Brain(cerebellum) 0.9 Brain (hippocampus) 1.4 Brain (substantia nigra) 0.9Brain (thalamus) 0.0 Cerebral Cortex 3.5 Spinal cord 0.6 glio/astroU87-MG 0.6 glio/astro U-118-MG 0.0 astrocytoma SW1783 0.0 neuro*; metSK-N-AS 0.0 astrocytoma SF-539 0.2 astrocytoma SNB-75 0.1 glioma SNB-190.0 glioma U251 0.0 glioma SF-295 0.0 Heart (fetal) 0.0 Heart 0.0Skeletal muscle (fetal) 0.0 Skeletal muscle 0.0 Bone marrow 0.0 Thymus0.0 Spleen 0.3 Lymph node 0.0 Colorectal 0.0 Stomach 0.0 Small intestine0.0 Colon ca. SW480 0.4 Colon ca.* SW620(SW480 met) 1.4 Colon ca. HT290.0 Colon ca. HCT-116 0.0 Colon ca. CaCo-2 0.2 Colon ca. tissue(ODO3866)0.0 Colon ca. HCC-2998 0.1 Gastric ca.* (liver met) NCI-N87 0.5 Bladder0.0 Trachea 0.1 Kidney 0.0 Kidney (fetal) 0.1 Renal ca. 786-0 0.2 Renalca. A498 0.0 Renal ca. RXF 393 0.4 Renal ca. ACHN 0.0 Renal ca. UO-310.5 Renal ca. TK-10 0.0 Liver 0.0 Liver (fetal) 0.0 Liver ca.(hepatoblast) HepG2 0.0 Lung 0.2 Lung (fetal) 0.9 Lung ca. (small cell)LX-1 0.0 Lung ca. (small cell) NCI-H69 0.2 Lung ca. (s. cell var.)SHP-77 0.0 Lung ca. (large cell)NCI-H460 0.0 Lung ca. (non-sm. cell)A549 0.2 Lung ca. (non-s. cell) NCI-H23 0.0 Lung ca. (non-s. cell)HOP-62 0.0 Lung ca. (non-s. cl) NCI-H522 0.0 Lung ca. (squam.) SW 9000.0 Lung ca. (squam.) NCI-H596 0.3 Mammary gland 0.0 Breast ca.* (pl.ef) MCF-7 0.2 Breast ca.* (pl. ef) MDA-MB-231 0.0 Breast ca.* (pl. ef)T47D 0.0 Breast ca. BT-549 0.0 Breast ca. MDA-N 0.0 Ovary 0.0 Ovarianca. OVCAR-3 0.1 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-4 37.1 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-5 0.7 Ovarianca. OVCAR-8 0.0 Ovarian ca. IGROV-1 6.8 Ovarian ca.* (ascites) SK-OV-3100.0 Uterus 0.0 Placenta 0.0 Prostate 0.0 Prostate ca.* (bone met)PC-32.0 Testis 0.3 Melanoma Hs688(A).T 0.0 Melanoma* (met) Hs688(B).T 0.0Melanoma UACC-62 0.0 Melanoma M14 0.0 Melanoma LOX IMVI 0.0 Melanoma*(met) SK-MEL-5 0.0 Adipose 0.2

TABLE DC Panel 4D Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag3093, Run 164392077 TissueName A Secondary Th1 act 0.0 Secondary Th2 act 0.0 Secondary Tr1 act 0.0Secondary Th1 rest 0.0 Secondary Th2 rest 0.0 Secondary Tr1 rest 0.0Primary Th1 act 0.0 Primary Th2 act 0.0 Primary Tr1 act 0.0 Primary Th1rest 0.0 Primary Th2 rest 0.0 Primary Tr1 rest 0.0 CD45RA CD4 lymphocyteact 0.0 CD45RO CD4 lymphocyte act 0.0 CD8 lymphocyte act 0.0 SecondaryCD8 lymphocyte rest 0.0 Secondary CD8 lymphocyte act 0.0 CD4 lymphocytenone 4.9 2ry Th1/Th2/Tr1_anti-CD95 CH11 0.0 LAK cells rest 0.0 LAK cellsIL-2 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-12 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IFN gamma 0.0 LAKcells IL-2 + IL-18 0.0 LAK cells PMA/ionomycin 0.0 NK Cells IL-2 rest0.0 Two Way MLR 3 day 0.0 Two Way MLR 5 day 0.0 Two Way MLR 7 day 0.0PBMC rest 3.5 PBMC PWM 0.8 PBMC PHA-L 0.0 Ramos (B cell) none 0.0 Ramos(B cell) ionomycin 0.0 B lymphocytes PWM 0.0 B lymphocytes CD40L andIL-4 0.0 EOL-1 dbcAMP 0.0 EOL-1 dbcAMP PMA/ionomycin 0.0 Dendritic cellsnone 0.0 Dendritic cells LPS 0.0 Dendritic cells anti-CD40 0.0 Monocytesrest 0.0 Monocytes LPS 0.0 Macrophages rest 0.0 Macrophages LPS 0.0HUVEC none 0.0 HUVEC starved 0.0 HUVEC IL-1beta 0.0 HUVEC IFN gamma 0.0HUVEC TNF alpha + IFN gamma 0.0 HUVEC TNF alpha + IL4 0.0 HUVEC IL-110.0 Lung Microvascular EC none 0.0 Lung Microvascular EC TNFalpha +IL-1beta 0.0 Microvascular Dermal EC none 0.0 Microsvasular Dermal ECTNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 Bronchial epithelium TNFalpha + IL1beta 57.4Small airway epithelium none 17.7 Small airway epithelium TNFalpha +IL-1beta 100.0 Coronery artery SMC rest 0.0 Coronery artery SMCTNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 Astrocytes rest 0.0 Astrocytes TNFalpha +IL-1beta 0.0 KU-812 (Basophil) rest 0.0 KU-812 (Basophil) PMA/ionomycin1.2 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) none 47.6 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) TNFalpha +IL-1beta 33.7 Liver cirrhosis 1.4 Lupus kidney 0.0 NCI-H292 none 4.1NCI-H292 IL-4 4.8 NCI-H292 IL-9 1.8 NCI-H292 IL-13 2.5 NCI-H292 IFNgamma 1.6 HPAEC none 0.0 HPAEC TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 0.0 Lung fibroblastnone 0.0 Lung fibroblast TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 0.0 Lung fibroblast IL-40.0 Lung fibroblast IL-9 0.0 Lung fibroblast IL-13 0.0 Lung fibroblastIFN gamma 0.0 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 rest 0.0 Dermal fibroblastCCD1070 TNF alpha 0.0 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 IL-1 beta 0.0 Dermalfibroblast IFN gamma 0.0 Dermal fibroblast IL-4 0.0 IBD Colitis 2 0.0IBD Crohn's 0.0 Colon 1.0 Lung 2.0 Thymus 0.0 Kidney 0.0Panel 1.3D Summary: Ag3093 Highest expression of the CG50353-01 gene wasdetected in the SK-OV-3 ovarian cancer cell line derived from ascitesfluid (CT=30.28). This gene was also expressed in two additional ovariancancer cell lines. Gene or protein expression levels are useful as amarker for ovarian cancer or for ascites. Therapeutic modulation of theactivity of this gene or its protein product using nucleic acid,protein, antibody or small molecule drugs is useful in the treatment ofovarian cancer.Panel 4D Summary: This gene was expressed at the highest level in TNFalpha+IL-1 beta-treated small airway epithelial cells (CT=32.6) andbronchial epithelial cells as well as in CCD1106 keratinocytes,independent of treatment. Expression of this gene in keratinocytessuggests that it is important in skin disorders including psoriasis.Expression of this gene in airway/bronchial cell types suggests thatthis gene also plays a role in inflammatory lung disorders, including,for example, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma,allergy and emphysema. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of thisgene or its protein product is useful in the treatment of skindisorders, such as psoriasis, and inflammatory lung disorders, includingCOPD, asthma, allergy and emphysema.

E. CG50709-03 and CG50709-05: WNT14B

Expression of genes CG50709-03 and CG50709-05 was assessed using theprimer-probe sets Ag2262, and Ag2316, described in Tables EA, and EB.Results of the RTQ-PCR runs are shown in Tables EC, ED, EE, and EF.TABLE EA Probe Name Ag2262 Start SEQ ID Primers Sequences LengthPosition No Forward 5′-gacctggtgtacatgga 20 875 295 gga-3′ ProbeTET-5′-cttctgccggccca 23 904 296 gcaagtact-3′-TAMRA Reverse5′-gagcacaccctacctg 19 936 297 ctg-3′

TABLE EB Probe Name Ag2316 Start SEQ ID Primers Sequences LengthPosition No Forward 5′-gtccaagagaggaaacaa 21 571 298 gga-3′ ProbeTET-5′-cacaatacccacgt 24 614 299 gggcatcaag-3′-TAMRA Reverse5′-gtcctgaggccactctt 20 641 300 cac-3′

TABLE EC Ardais Kidney 1.0 Column A - el. Exp. (%) Ag2262, Run 369787102Tissue Name A Kidney cancer(10A8) 0.0 Kidney NAT(10A9) 1.1 Kidneycancer(10AA) 8.9 Kidney NAT(10AB) 15.3 Kidney cancer(10AC) 2.2 KidneyNAT(10AD) 100.0 Kidney cancer(10B6) 1.8 Kidney NAT(10B7) 4.5 Kidneycancer(10B8) 0.3 Kidney NAT(10B9) 4.1 Kidney cancer(10BC) 5.1 KidneyNAT(10BD) 54.7 Kidney cancer(10BE) 0.2 Kidney NAT(10BF) 32.3 Kidneycancer(10C2) 0.1 Kidney NAT(10C3) 11.7 Kidney cancer(10C4) 0.0 KidneyNAT(10C5) 8.2 Kidney cancer(10B4) 0.5 Kidney cancer(10C8) 1.3 Kidneycancer(10D0) 0.9 Kidney cancer(10C0) 0.3 Kidney cancer(10C6) 0.0 Kidneycancer(10C9) 0.0 Kidney cancer(10D1) 4.0 Kidney cancer(10CA) 1.9 Kidneycancer(10D2) 2.2 Kidney cancer(10CB) 1.0 Kidney cancer(10D4) 1.8 Kidneycancer(10CD) 1.5 Kidney cancer(10D5) 0.0 Kidney cancer(10CE) 2.6 Kidneycancer(10D6) 1.0 Kidney cancer(10CF) 1.2 Kidney cancer(10D8) 1.1 Kidneycancer(10CC) 1.2 Kidney cancer(10D3) 4.2 Kidney NAT(10D9) 15.2 KidneyNAT(10DB) 19.5 Kidney NAT(10DC) 8.7 Kidney NAT(10DD) 22.1 KidneyNAT(10DE) 10.2 Kidney NAT(10B1) 2.7 Kidney NAT(10DA) 19.3

TABLE ED Panel 1.3D Tissue Name A B C Liver adenocarcinoma 0.0 6.7 0.0Pancreas 0.0 0.0 0.0 Pancreatic ca. CAPAN 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 Adrenal gland1.9 0.0 0.0 Thyroid 2.2 0.0 0.0 Salivary gland 0.3 0.0 0.0 Pituitarygland 0.0 8.0 0.0 Brain (fetal) 0.0 1.0 0.0 Brain (whole) 5.2 0.0 26.2Brain (amygdala) 6.8 3.8 11.5 Brain (cerebellum) 1.0 6.4 0.0 Brain(hippocampus) 16.5 0.0 0.0 Brain (substantia nigra) 2.0 0.0 0.0 Brain(thalamus) 4.9 11.2 57.0 Cerebral Cortex 2.5 13.3 3.3 Spinal cord 3.39.2 6.8 glio/astro U87-MG 0.0 0.0 0.0 glio/astro U-118-MG 0.0 0.0 0.0Astrocytoma SW1783 0.0 0.0 0.0 neuro*; met SK-N-AS 0.0 0.0 0.0astrocytoma SF-539 0.0 0.0 0.0 astrocytoma SNB-75 0.0 0.0 0.0 gliomaSNB-19 0.0 0.0 0.0 glioma U251 0.0 0.0 0.0 glioma SF-295 0.0 0.0 0.0Heart (fetal) 2.0 0.0 33.4 Heart 0.0 6.7 9.6 Skeletal muscle (fetal) 2.50.0 8.2 Skeletal muscle 0.0 0.0 0.0 Bone marrow 0.9 0.0 0.0 Thymus 0.00.0 0.0 Spleen 100.0 65.5 100.0 Lymph node 0.0 0.0 0.0 Colorectal 10.819.8 0.0 Stomach 2.7 0.0 0.0 Small intestine 6.4 0.0 0.0 Colon ca. SW4800.0 0.0 0.0 Colon ca.* SW620(SW480 met) 1.2 0.0 0.0 Colon ca. HT29 0.00.0 0.0 Colon ca. HCT-116 0.0 0.0 0.0 Colon ca. CaCo-2 2.5 6.6 0.0 Colonca. tissue(ODO3866) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Colon ca. HCC-2998 0.0 0.0 0.0 Gastricca.* (liver met) NCI-N87 0.0 14.7 0.0 Bladder 0.0 6.5 16.2 Trachea 5.00.0 6.0 Kidney 14.9 7.9 31.0 Kidney (fetal) 24.0 100.0 50.0 Renal ca.786-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Renal ca. A498 0.0 12.6 0.0 Renal ca. RXF 393 0.0 0.00.0 Renal ca. ACHN 0.0 0.0 0.0 Renal ca. UO-31 0.2 0.0 0.0 Renal ca.TK-10 0.0 0.0 0.0 Liver 0.0 0.0 0.0 Liver (fetal) 0.0 0.0 0.0 Liver ca.(hepatoblast) HepG2 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lung 6.8 0.0 19.3 Lung (fetal) 8.5 0.06.8 Lung ca. (small cell) LX-1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lung ca. (small cell) NCI-H690.3 0.0 0.0 Lung ca. (s. cell var.) SHP-77 2.5 6.9 0.0 Lung ca. (largecell) NCI-H460 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lung ca. (non-sm. cell) A549 0.0 6.4 0.0 Lungca. (non-s. cell) NCI-H23 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lung ca. (non-s. cell) HOP-62 0.00.0 0.0 Lungca. (non-s. cl) NCI-H522 2.8 0.0 0.0 Lung ca. (squam.) SW900 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lung ca. (squam.) NCI-H596 0.0 0.0 0.0 Mammary gland 0.00.0 0.0 Breast ca.* (pl. ef) MCF-7 0.0 0.0 0.0 Breast ca.* (pl. ef) 0.00.0 0.0 MDA-MB-231 Breast ca.* (pl. ef) T47D 0.0 0.0 0.0 Breast ca.BT-549 0.0 0.0 0.0 Breast ca. MDA-N 1.0 0.0 0.0 Ovary 0.0 0.0 6.4Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3 0.0 0.0 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-4 0.0 0.0 0.0 Ovarianca. OVCAR-5 0.0 0.0 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-8 0.0 0.0 0.0 Ovarian ca.IGROV-1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Ovarian ca.* (ascites) 0.0 0.0 0.0 SK-OV-3 Uterus0.0 0.0 0.0 Placenta 0.6 7.1 0.0 Prostate 0.0 1.8 4.9 Prostate ca.*(bone met) PC-3 0.0 0.0 0.0 Testis 1.7 0.0 7.2 Melanoma Hs688(A).T 0.00.0 0.0 Melanoma* (met) Hs688(B).T 0.0 0.0 0.0 Melanoma UACC-62 0.0 0.00.0 Melanoma M14 0.0 0.0 0.0 Melanoma LOX IMVI 0.0 0.0 0.0 Melanoma*(met) SK-MEL-5 0.0 0.0 0.0 Adipose 0.0 0.0 7.6Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag2262, Run 150719071Column B - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag2262, Run 167966858Column C - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag2316, Run 162185396

TABLE EE Panel 2D Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag2262, Run 150943107 TissueName A Normal Colon 14.2 CC Well to Mod Diff (ODO3866) 14.2 CC Margin(ODO3866) 0.0 CC Gr. 2 rectosigmoid (ODO3868) 0.0 CC Margin (ODO3868)0.0 CC Mod Diff (ODO3920) 0.0 CC Margin (ODO3920) 0.8 CC Gr. 2 ascendcolon (ODO3921) 0.0 CC Margin (ODO3921) 0.9 CC from Partial Hepatectomy(ODO4309) 0.0 Mets Liver Margin (ODO4309) 1.1 Colon mets to lung(OD04451-01) 7.3 Lung Margin (OD04451-02) 0.0 Normal Prostate 6546-118.6 Prostate Cancer (OD04410) 10.2 Prostate Margin (OD04410) 0.0Prostate Cancer (OD04720-01) 0.0 Prostate Margin (OD04720-02) 9.8 NormalLung 061010 22.5 Lung Met to Muscle (ODO4286) 6.1 Muscle Margin(ODO4286) 0.0 Lung Malignant Cancer (OD03126) 5.4 Lung Margin (OD03126)0.0 Lung Cancer (OD04404) 7.6 Lung Margin (OD04404) 3.8 Lung Cancer(OD04565) 0.0 Lung Margin (OD04565) 0.0 Lung Cancer (OD04237-01) 0.0Lung Margin (OD04237-02) 6.9 Ocular Mel Met to Liver (ODO4310) 1.1 LiverMargin (ODO4310) 28.5 Melanoma Mets to Lung (OD04321) 0.0 Lung Margin(OD04321) 0.0 Normal Kidney 100.0 Kidney Ca, Nuclear grade 2 (OD04338)15.2 Kidney Margin (OD04338) 40.3 Kidney Ca Nuclear grade ½ (OD04339)0.0 Kidney Margin (OD04339) 50.0 Kidney Ca, Clear cell type (OD04340)0.0 Kidney Margin (OD04340) 31.2 Kidney Ca, Nuclear grade 3 (OD04348)0.0 Kidney Margin (OD04348) 29.9 Kidney Cancer (OD04622-01) 0.0 KidneyMargin (OD04622-03) 58.6 Kidney Cancer (OD04450-01) 0.0 Kidney Margin(OD04450-03) 95.9 Kidney Cancer 8120607 0.0 Kidney Margin 8120608 24.0Kidney Cancer 8120613 0.0 Kidney Margin 8120614 46.3 Kidney Cancer9010320 0.0 Kidney Margin 9010321 16.5 Normal Uterus 16.4 Uterus Cancer064011 0.0 Normal Thyroid 15.6 Thyroid Cancer 064010 0.0 Thyroid CancerA302152 6.8 Thyroid Margin A302153 0.0 Normal Breast 9.3 Breast Cancer(OD04566) 0.0 Breast Cancer (OD04590-01) 4.8 Breast Cancer Mets(OD04590-03) 8.5 Breast Cancer Metastasis 0.0 (OD04655-05) Breast Cancer064006 7.2 Breast Cancer 1024 0.0 Breast Cancer 9100266 0.7 BreastMargin 9100265 0.0 Breast Cancer A209073 0.0 Breast Margin A209073 0.0Normal Liver 0.0 Liver Cancer 064003 0.0 Liver Cancer 1025 5.6 LiverCancer 1026 2.4 Liver Cancer 6004-T 0.0 Liver Tissue 6004-N 8.7 LiverCancer 6005-T 0.0 Liver Tissue 6005-N 0.0 Normal Bladder 0.0 BladderCancer 1023 0.0 Bladder Cancer A302173 18.3 Bladder Cancer (OD04718-01)0.0 Bladder Normal Adjacent 0.0 (OD04718-03) Normal Ovary 0.0 OvarianCancer 064008 7.5 Ovarian Cancer (OD04768-07) 0.0 Ovary Margin(OD04768-08) 0.0 Normal Stomach 13.8 Gastric Cancer 9060358 0.0 StomachMargin 9060359 0.0 Gastric Cancer 9060395 0.0 Stomach Margin 9060394 0.0Gastric Cancer 9060397 0.0 Stomach Margin 9060396 0.0 Gastric Cancer064005 0.0

TABLE EF Panel 4D Tissue Name A B Secondary Th1 act 0.0 0.0 SecondaryTh2 act 0.0 0.0 Secondary Tr1 act 0.0 0.0 Secondary Th1 rest 0.0 0.0Secondary Th2 rest 0.0 0.0 Secondary Tr1 rest 0.0 0.0 Primary Th1 act0.0 0.0 Primary Th2 act 0.0 0.0 Primary Tr1 act 1.8 0.0 Primary Th1 rest0.0 0.0 Primary Th2 rest 0.0 0.0 Primary Tr1 rest 0.0 0.0 CD45RA CD4lymphocyte act 0.0 0.0 CD45RO CD4 lymphocyte act 0.0 0.0 CD8 lymphocyteact 0.0 0.0 Secondary CD8 lymphocyte rest 0.0 0.0 Secondary CD8lymphocyte act 0.0 0.0 CD4 lymphocyte none 0.0 0.0 2ryTh1/Th2/Tr1_anti-CD95 CH11 0.0 0.0 LAK cells rest 0.0 0.0 LAK cells IL-20.0 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-12 0.0 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IFN gamma 17.30.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-18 0.0 0.0 LAK cells PMA/ionomycin 0.0 0.0 NKCells IL-2 rest 0.0 0.0 Two Way MLR 3 day 0.0 0.0 Two Way MLR 5 day 17.10.0 Two Way MLR 7 day 0.0 0.0 PBMC rest 0.0 0.0 PBMC PWM 0.0 0.0 PBMCPHA-L 0.0 0.0 Ramos (B cell) none 0.0 0.0 Ramos (B cell) ionomycin 0.00.0 B lymphocytes PWM 0.0 0.0 B lymphocytes CD40L and IL-4 0.0 0.0 EOL-1dbcAMP 0.0 0.0 EOL-1 dbcAMP PMA/ionomycin 0.0 0.0 Dendritic cells none0.0 0.0 Dendritic cells LPS 2.9 0.0 Dendritic cells anti-CD40 0.0 0.0Monocytes rest 0.0 0.0 Monocytes LPS 0.0 0.0 Macrophages rest 8.2 0.0Macrophages LPS 0.0 0.0 HUVEC none 0.0 0.0 HUVEC starved 1.8 0.0 HUVECIL-1beta 0.0 0.0 HUVEC IFN gamma 0.0 0.0 HUVEC TNF alpha + IFN gamma11.6 0.0 HUVEC TNF alpha + IL4 0.0 0.0 HUVEC IL-11 8.7 0.0 LungMicrovascular EC none 0.0 0.0 Lung Microvascular EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta0.0 0.0 Microvascular Dermal EC none 0.0 0.0 Microsvasular Dermal ECTNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 0.0 Bronchial epithelium TNFalpha + IL1beta 0.00.0 Small airway epithelium none 0.0 0.0 Small airway epitheliumTNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 0.0 Coronery artery SMC rest 0.0 0.0 Coroneryartery SMC TNFalpha + ILlbeta 0.0 0.0 Astrocytes rest 0.0 0.0 AstrocytesTNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 0.0 KU-812 (Basophil) rest 0.0 25.3 KU-812(Basophil) PMA/ionomycin 0.0 0.0 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) none 0.0 0.0CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 0.0 Liver cirrhosis 0.00.0 Lupus kidney 0.0 21.9 NCI-H292 none 0.0 0.0 NCI-H292 IL-4 0.0 0.0NCI-H292 IL-9 0.0 0.0 NCI-H292 IL-13 0.0 0.0 NCI-H292 IFN gamma 0.0 0.0HPAEC none 0.0 0.0 HPAEC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 1.3 0.0 Lung fibroblastnone 0.0 0.0 Lung fibroblast TNF alpha + IL-1beta 0.0 0.0 Lungfibroblast IL-4 0.0 0.0 Lung fibroblast IL-9 0.0 0.0 Lung fibroblastIL-13 0.0 0.0 Lung fibroblast IFN gamma 0.0 0.0 Dermal fibroblastCCD1070 rest 0.0 0.0 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 TNF alpha 0.0 0.0 Dermalfibroblast CCD1070 IL-1beta 0.0 0.0 Dermal fibroblast IFN gamma 0.0 0.0Dermal fibroblast IL-4 0.0 0.0 IBD Colitis 2 0.0 0.0 IBD Crohn's 0.0 0.0Colon 100.0 12.7 Lung 72.2 0.0 Thymus 47.3 100.0 Kidney 0.0 0.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag2262, Run 150981162Column B - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag2316, Run 164037437Ardais Kidney 1.0 Summary: Ag2262 Highest expression of the CG50709-03and CG50709-05 genes was detected in a normal kidney sample (CT=27.6).In many cases, expression of these genes was higher in normal adjacentkidney samples relative to the tumors. The results from Panel 1.3Dindicate that these genes were also more highly expressed in fetal ascompared to adult kidney. This expression profile suggests that thefunction of these genes is to drive and/or maintain differentiation ofkidney epithelium, since loss of differentiation is a hallmark of kidneycancer. Gene or protein expression levels are useful to distinguishnormal kidney from kidney cancer. Therapeutic modulation of the activityof these genes or their protein products using nucleic acid, protein,antibody, or small molecule drugs is useful in the treatment of kidneycancer.Panel 1.3D Summary: Ag2262 Significant expression of these genes wasseen mainly in spleen and fetal kidney (CTs=30-32) with upregulatedexpression in fetal relative to adult kidney. Please see Ardias Kidneyv1.0 panel for further discussion of these genes.Panel 2D Summary: Ag2262 Expression of these genes was highest in asample derived from normal kidney tissue (CT=32.6) and was generallyhigher in normal kidney tissue relative to adjacent malignant tissue.This expression profile is in agreement with that seen in the Ardiaskidney v1.0 panel. Therapeutic modulation of these genes or theirprotein products using nucleic acid, protein, antibody or small moleculedrugs that increase the activity of these genes is useful in thetreatment of kidney cancers.Panel 4D Summary: Ag2316 Significant expression of these genes was seenexclusively in thymus (CT=33). These genes encode variants of aWnt14B-like protein; other members of this protein family are known toregulate cell differentiation. The encoded Wnt 14-like proteins may playan important role in T cell development. Therapeutic modulation of theactivity of these genes or their protein products is useful to modulateimmune function (T cell development) and for organ transplant, AIDStreatment or post chemotherapy immune reconstitiution.

Ag 2262 The Wnt 14B variant recognized by this probe-primer set wassignificantly expressed in colon, lung and thymus (CT=33-34.7). Thisgene may play an important role in the normal homeostasis of thesetissues. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or itsprotein product is useful in maintaining or restoring normal function tothese organs during inflammation.

F. CG53054-02: Wnt-14 Protein Precursor

Expression of gene CG53054-02 was assessed using the primer-probe setsAg2261 and Ag3035, described in Tables FA and FB. Results of the RTQ-PCRruns are shown in Tables FC, FD, FE, FF, FG, FH, FI and FJ. TABLE FAProbe Name Ag2261 Start SEQ ID Primers Sequences Length Position NoForward 5′-ggatgactcgcctagct 20 882 301 tct-3′ ProbeTET-5′-gccgtaggtgccac 23 935 302 cgtgagaag-3′-TAMRA Reverse5′-agcagatgctctcgca 19 958 303 gtt-3′

TABLE FB Probe Name Ag3035 Start SEQ ID Primers Sequences LengthPosition No Forward 5′-acagcagcaagttcgtc 20 527 304 aag-3′ ProbeTET-5′-agacggtcaagcaa 25 559 305 ggatctgcgag-3′-TAMRA Reverse5′-cacgaggttgttgtgga 20 593 306 agt-3′

TABLE FC AI comprehensive panel v1.0 Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag3035,Run 311087483 Tissue Name A 110967 COPD-F 13.1 110980 COPD-F 44.1 110968COPD-M 32.3 110977 COPD-M 100.0 110989 Emphysema-F 48.0 110992Emphysema-F 28.7 110993 Emphysema-F 17.9 110994 Emphysema-F 7.4 110995Emphysema-F 50.3 110996 Emphysema-F 17.3 110997 Asthma-M 1.6 111001Asthma-F 13.1 111002 Asthma-F 46.7 111003 Atopic Asthma-F 25.3 111004Atopic Asthma-F 44.4 111005 Atopic Asthma-F 22.4 111006 Atopic Asthma-F6.9 111417 Allergy-M 22.1 112347 Allergy-M 2.2 112349 Normal Lung-F 0.9112357 Normal Lung-F 76.8 112354 Normal Lung-M 11.3 112374 Crohns-F 30.1112389 Match Control Crohns-F 20.6 112375 Crohns-F 29.9 112732 MatchControl Crohns-F 14.3 112725 Crohns-M 6.4 112387 Match Control Crohns-M18.8 112378 Crohns-M 1.6 112390 Match Control Crohns-M 25.9 112726Crohns-M 14.1 112731 Match Control Crohns-M 25.9 112380 Ulcer Col-F 33.0112734 Match Control Ulcer Col-F 19.2 112384 Ulcer Col-F 21.8 112737Match Control Ulcer Col-F 3.6 112386 Ulcer Col-F 10.8 112738 MatchControl Ulcer Col-F 25.5 112381 Ulcer Col-M 0.2 112735 Match ControlUlcer Col-M 1.9 112382 Ulcer Col-M 14.4 112394 Match Control Ulcer Col-M3.1 112383 Ulcer Col-M 31.6 112736 Match Control Ulcer Col-M 11.3 112423Psoriasis-F 7.1 112427 Match Control Psoriasis-F 84.1 112418 Psoriasis-M11.5 112723 Match Control Psoriasis-M 2.6 112419 Psoriasis-M 17.3 112424Match Control Psoriasis-M 9.9 112420 Psoriasis-M 45.1 112425 MatchControl Psoriasis-M 36.1 104689 (MF) OA Bone-Backus 16.6 104690 (MF) Adj“Normal” Bone-Backus 10.2 104691 (MF) OA Synovium-Backus 27.9 104692(BA) OA Cartilage-Backus 0.0 104694 (BA) OA Bone-Backus 21.3 104695 (BA)Adj “Normal” Bone-Backus 8.1 104696 (BA) OA Synovium-Backus 22.1 104700(SS) OA Bone-Backus 6.0 104701 (SS) Adj “Normal” Bone-Backus 12.4 104702(SS) OA Synovium-Backus 39.5 117093 OA Cartilage Rep7 21.3 112672 OABone5 17.9 112673 OA Synovium5 10.1 112674 OA Synovial Fluid cells5 7.6117100 OA Cartilage Rep14 12.8 112756 OA Bone9 24.0 112757 OA Synovium949.3 112758 OA Synovial Fluid Cells9 5.7 117125 RA Cartilage Rep2 17.3113492 Bone2 RA 25.5 113493 Synovium2 RA 6.3 113494 Syn Fluid Cells RA16.8 113499 Cartilage4 RA 13.1 113500 Bone4 RA 21.8 113501 Synovium4 RA13.9 113502 Syn Fluid Cells4 RA 6.8 113495 Cartilage3 RA 14.4 113496Bone3 RA 13.9 113497 Synovium3 RA 10.0 113498 Syn Fluid Cells3 RA 23.0117106 Normal Cartilage Rep20 15.5 113663 Bone3 Normal 0.0 113664Synovium3 Normal 0.0 113665 Syn Fluid Cells3 Normal 0.1 117107 NormalCartilage Rep22 3.6 113667 Bone4 Normal 18.3 113668 Synovium4 Normal16.4 113669 Syn Fluid Cells4 Normal 43.8

TABLE FD Oncology cell line screening panel v3.2 Column A - Rel. Exp.(%) Ag3035, Run 259180377 Tissue Name A94905_Daoy_Medulloblastoma/Cerebellum_sscDNA 0.294906_TE671_Medulloblastom/Cerebellum_sscDNA 0.5 94907_D283 0.2Med_Medulloblastoma/Cerebellum_sscDNA 94908_PFSK-1_Primitive 0.0Neuroectodermal/Cerebellum_sscDNA 94909_XF-498_CNS_sscDNA 0.294910_SNB-78_CNS/glioma_sscDNA 0.5 94911_SF-268_CNS/glioblastoma_sscDNA0.3 94912_T98G_Glioblastoma_sscDNA 0.5 96776_SK-N-SH_Neuroblastoma 0.0(metastasis)_sscDNA 94913_SF-295_CNS/glioblastoma_sscDNA 0.6 132565_NT2pool_sscDNA 3.9 94914_Cerebellum_sscDNA 0.7 96777_Cerebellum_sscDNA 0.894916_NCI-H292_Mucoepidermoid lung 11.7 carcinoma_sscDNA94917_DMS-114_Small cell lung 0.3 cancer_sscDNA 94918_DMS-79_Small celllung 100.0 cancer/neuroendocrine_sscDNA 94919_NCI-H146_Small cell lung16.4 cancer/neuroendocrine_sscDNA 94920_NCI-H526_Small cell lung 0.0cancer/neuroendocrine_sscDNA 94921_NCI-N417_Small cell lung 0.0cancer/neuroendocrine_sscDNA 94923_NCI-H82_Small cell lung 0.4cancer/neuroendocrine_sscDNA 94924_NCI-H157_Squamous cell lung cancer2.4 (metastasis)_sscDNA 94925_NCI-H1155_Large cell lung 15.5cancer/neuroendocrine_sscDNA 94926_NCI-H1299_Large cell lung 3.4cancer/neuroendocrine_sscDNA 94927_NCI-H727_Lung carcinoid_sscDNA 9.594928_NCI-UMC-11_Lung carcinoid_sscDNA 20.2 94929_LX-1_Small cell lungcancer_sscDNA 0.0 94930_Colo-205_Colon cancer_sscDNA 0.094931_KM12_Colon cancer_sscDNA 0.0 94932_KM20L2_Colon cancer_sscDNA 0.094933_NCI-H716_Colon cancer_sscDNA 4.3 94935_SW-48_Colonadenocarcinoma_sscDNA 0.0 94936_SW1116_Colon 1.2 adenocarcinoma_sscDNA94937_LS 174T_Colon 0.6 adenocarcinoma_sscDNA 94938_SW-948_Colon 0.0adenocarcinoma_sscDNA 94939_SW-480_Colon 0.0 adenocarcinoma_sscDNA94940_NCI-SNU-5_Gastric carcinoma_sscDNA 6.9 112197_KATOIII_Stomach_sscDNA 0.3 94943_NCI-SNU-16_Gastric 0.6 carcinoma_sscDNA94944_NCI-SNU-1_Gastric carcinoma_sscDNA 2.9 94946_RF-1_Gastricadenocarcinoma_sscDNA 0.0 94947_RF-48_Gastric 0.0 adenocarcinoma_sscDNA96778_MKN-45_Gastric carcinoma_sscDNA 0.6 94949_NCI-N87_Gastriccarcinoma_sscDNA 3.9 94951_OVCAR-5_Ovarian carcinoma_sscDNA 1.394952_RL95-2_Uterine carcinoma_sscDNA 3.0 94953_HelaS3_Cervical 1.7adenocarcinoma_sscDNA 94954_Ca Ski_Cervical epidermoid 8.4 carcinoma(metastasis)_sscDNA 94955_ES-2_Ovarian clear cell 0.0 carcinoma_sscDNA94957_Ramos/6 h stim_Stimulated with 0.0 PMA/ionomycin 6 h_sscDNA94958_Ramos/14 h stim_Stimulated 0.0 with PMA/ionomycin 14 h_sscDNA94962_MEG-01_Chronic myelogenous 0.0 leukemia (megokaryoblast)_sscDNA94963_Raji_Burkitt's 0.0 lymphoma_sscDNA 94964_Daudi_Burkitt's 0.0lymphoma_sscDNA 94965_U266_B-cell 0.0 plasmacytoma/myeloma_sscDNA94968_CA46_Burkitt's 0.0 lymphoma_sscDNA 94970_RL_non-Hodgkin's B-cell0.0 lymphoma_sscDNA 94972_JM1_pre-B-cell 1.1 lymphoma/leukemia_sscDNA94973_Jurkat_T cell leukemia_sscDNA 0.094974_TF-1_Erythroleukemia_sscDNA 0.0 94975_HUT 78_T-cell 0.1lymphoma_sscDNA 94977_U937_Histiocytic 0.0 lymphoma_sscDNA94980_KU-812_Myelogenous 1.3 leukemia_sscDNA 94981_769-P_Clear cellrenal 1.9 carcinoma_sscDNA 94983_Caki-2_Clear cell renal 1.8carcinoma_sscDNA 94984_SW 839_Clear cell renal 0.8 carcinoma_sscDNA94986_G401_Wilms' tumor_sscDNA 0.4 126768_293 cells_sscDNA 1.994987_Hs766T_Pancreatic carcinoma 2.1 (LN metastasis)_sscDNA94988_CAPAN-1_Pancreatic 3.2 adenocarcinoma (liver metastasis)_sscDNA94989_SU86.86_Pancreatic carcinoma 1.6 (liver metastasis)_sscDNA94990_BxPC-3_Pancreatic 3.0 adenocarcinoma_sscDNA 94991_HPAC_Pancreatic0.9 adenocarcinoma_sscDNA 94992_MIA PaCa-2_Pancreatic 1.1carcinoma_sscDNA 94993_CFPAC-1_Pancreatic ductal 0.2adenocarcinoma_sscDNA 94994_PANC-1_Pancreatic epithelioid 22.8 ductalcarcinoma_sscDNA 94996_T24_Bladder carcinma 0.2 (transitionalcell)_sscDNA 94997_5637_Bladder 0.5 carcinoma_sscDNA94998_HT-1197_Bladder 12.5 carcinoma_sscDNA 94999_UM-UC-3_Bladdercarcinma 0.0 (transitional cell)_sscDNA 95000_A204_Rhabdomyosarcoma_(—)0.0 sscDNA 95001_HT-1080_Fibrosarcoma_sscDNA 1.695002_MG-63_Osteosarcoma 14.7 (bone)_sscDNA95003_SK-LMS-1_Leiomyosarcoma 0.0 (vulva)_sscDNA95004_SJRH30_Rhabdomyosarcoma 1.3 (met to bone marrow)_sscDNA95005_A431_Epidermoid 5.9 carcinoma_sscDNA 95007_WM266-4_Melanoma_sscDNA0.0 112195_DU 145_Prostate_sscDNA 1.1 95012_MDA-MB-468_Breast 2.2adenocarcinoma_sscDNA 112196_SSC-4_Tongue_sscDNA 2.6112194_SSC-9_Tongue_sscDNA 3.3 112191_SSC-15_Tongue_sscDNA 1.8 95017_CAL27_Squamous cell 1.2 carcinoma of tongue_sscDNA

TABLE FE Panel 1.3D Tissue Name A B C Liver adenocarcinoma 22.4 19.671.2 Pancreas 3.9 2.5 2.8 Pancreatic ca. CAPAN 2 5.3 3.5 9.5 Adrenalgland 2.1 0.6 2.0 Thyroid 7.0 9.8 3.9 Salivary gland 1.9 2.1 4.2Pituitary gland 1.0 2.2 6.7 Brain (fetal) 6.8 4.9 10.8 Brain (whole) 4.83.0 1.4 Brain (amygdala) 4.6 5.3 1.5 Brain (cerebellum) 1.6 1.6 2.0Brain (hippocampus) 7.5 11.3 0.6 Brain (substantia nigra) 1.2 2.6 1.3Brain (thalamus) 2.5 1.7 2.6 Cerebral Cortex 0.0 0.0 5.0 Spinal cord 1.72.1 2.7 glio/astro U87-MG 0.0 0.0 0.0 glio/astro U-118-MG 55.1 50.3 42.9astrocytoma SW1783 0.0 7.5 0.0 neuro*; met SK-N-AS 0.0 0.0 0.7astrocytoma SF-539 1.9 4.7 9.9 astrocytoma SNB-75 2.0 4.9 6.9 gliomaSNB-19 6.7 2.4 3.7 glioma U251 2.1 4.5 6.8 glioma SF-295 10.0 0.6 4.6Heart (fetal) 11.1 9.9 38.2 Heart 4.9 6.0 15.2 Skeletal muscle (fetal)100.0 100.0 85.3 Skeletal muscle 5.5 8.4 39.8 Bone marrow 0.0 0.0 0.7Thymus 10.0 3.9 6.4 Spleen 3.8 4.2 1.6 Lymph node 5.0 1.1 1.4 Colorectal3.4 5.4 6.8 Stomach 6.0 15.4 3.1 Small intestine 15.9 18.7 2.3 Colon ca.SW480 24.3 15.3 11.6 Colon ca.* SW620(SW480 met) 0.0 0.0 2.1 Colon ca.HT29 0.0 0.0 0.0 Colon ca. HCT-116 3.8 0.6 3.3 Colon ca. CaCo-2 0.0 0.80.3 Colon ca. tissue(ODO3866) 2.3 0.0 1.6 Colon ca. HCC-2998 0.0 0.0 1.6Gastric ca.* (liver met) 16.7 14.9 15.3 NCI-N87 Bladder 1.6 3.2 3.0Trachea 24.3 33.7 5.7 Kidney 0.0 0.0 0.0 Kidney (fetal) 2.1 0.0 2.7Renal ca. 786-0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Renal ca. A498 10.2 5.3 9.2 Renal ca. RXF393 0.0 0.0 0.0 Renal ca. ACHN 0.0 2.2 0.0 Renal ca. UO-31 0.0 0.0 0.0Renal ca. TK-10 0.0 0.0 0.0 Liver 0.0 0.0 0.0 Liver (fetal) 7.6 0.0 0.0Liver ca. (hepatoblast) HepG2 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lung 14.3 15.8 9.2 Lung(fetal) 15.1 15.4 7.4 Lung ca. (small cell) LX-1 1.6 0.0 0.0 Lung ca.(small cell) NCI-H69 29.5 19.1 31.2 Lung ca. (s. cell var.) SHP-77 11.05.1 37.4 Lung ca. (large cell) NCI-H460 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lung ca. (non-sm.cell) A549 0.0 1.2 1.6 Lung ca. (non-s. cell) NCI-H23 0.0 1.3 0.8 Lungca. (non-s. cell) HOP-62 0.0 1.7 0.0 Lung ca. (non-s. cl) NCI-H522 8.08.3 7.3 Lung ca. (squam.) SW 900 4.0 0.0 1.8 Lung ca. (squam.) NCI-H59615.8 10.2 58.2 Mammary gland 7.2 4.1 4.4 Breast ca.* (pl. ef) MCF-7 1.73.4 7.3 Breast ca.* (pl. ef) MDA-MB-231 23.2 19.6 19.2 Breast ca.* (pl.ef) T47D 4.3 5.8 21.8 Breast ca. BT-549 0.0 4.2 2.2 Breast ca. MDA-N 0.00.0 0.0 Ovary 3.6 3.1 8.1 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3 1.1 1.0 5.6 Ovarian ca.OVCAR-4 0.0 0.0 0.7 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-5 0.0 0.0 11.5 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-81.3 4.3 4.1 Ovarian ca. IGROV-1 0.0 0.0 8.1 Ovarian ca.* (ascites)SK-OV-3 7.5 16.0 100.0 Uterus 17.8 15.1 9.9 Placenta 4.6 8.2 2.1Prostate 3.6 5.3 0.6 Prostate ca.* (bone met) PC-3 1.7 1.5 6.1 Testis21.9 14.6 1.6 Melanoma Hs688(A).T 3.1 4.7 1.4 Melanoma* (met) Hs688(B).T0.4 1.3 0.0 Melanoma UACC-62 0.0 0.0 0.0 Melanoma M14 0.0 0.0 0.0Melanoma LOX IMVI 0.0 0.0 0.0 Melanoma* (met) SK-MEL-5 0.0 2.0 0.7Adipose 6.7 7.2 21.2Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag2261, Run 150631675Column B - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag2261, Run 152887692Column C - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag3035, Run 167597764

TABLE FF Panel 2D Tissue Name A B Normal Colon 19.1 19.8 CC Well to ModDiff (ODO3866) 0.0 5.8 CC Margin (ODO3866) 19.5 12.5 CC Gr.2rectosigmoid (ODO3868) 3.8 1.4 CC Margin (ODO3868) 2.6 5.1 CC Mod Diff(ODO3920) 6.0 2.9 CC Margin (ODO3920) 23.8 6.4 CC Gr.2 ascend colon(ODO3921) 9.3 2.2 CC Margin (ODO3921) 16.8 11.7 CC from PartialHepatectomy 2.4 0.0 (ODO4309) Mets Liver Margin (ODO4309) 2.6 0.0 Colonmets to lung (OD04451-01) 7.9 4.5 Lung Margin (OD04451-02) 11.3 12.9Normal Prostate 6546-1 6.3 2.6 Prostate Cancer (OD04410) 17.8 7.3Prostate Margin (OD04410) 10.7 7.4 Prostate Cancer (OD04720-01) 4.7 4.4Prostate Margin (OD04720-02) 13.9 5.6 Normal Lung 061010 36.6 14.3 LungMet to Muscle (ODO4286) 1.0 0.0 Muscle Margin (ODO4286) 31.0 38.2 LungMalignant Cancer (OD03126) 81.8 100.0 Lung Margin (OD03126) 35.8 18.2Lung Cancer (OD04404) 57.0 39.5 Lung Margin (OD04404) 9.4 11.8 LungCancer (OD04565) 37.1 42.0 Lung Margin (OD04565) 22.7 9.3 Lung Cancer(OD04237-01) 5.3 6.4 Lung Margin (OD04237-02) 78.5 32.8 Ocular Mel Metto Liver (ODO4310) 0.0 0.0 Liver Margin (ODO4310) 2.4 0.0 Melanoma Metsto Lung (OD04321) 13.0 0.0 Lung Margin (OD04321) 96.6 50.0 Normal Kidney0.0 0.0 Kidney Ca, Nuclear grade 2 (OD04338) 0.0 0.0 Kidney Margin(OD04338) 4.0 4.6 Kidney Ca Nuclear grade 1/2 (OD04339) 0.0 3.3 KidneyMargin (OD04339) 18.7 0.0 Kidney Ca, Clear cell type (OD04340) 8.8 11.7Kidney Margin (OD04340) 0.0 2.0 Kidney Ca, Nuclear grade 3 (OD04348) 3.54.0 Kidney Margin (OD04348) 2.0 1.7 Kidney Cancer (OD04622-01) 9.3 0.0Kidney Margin (OD04622-03) 0.0 6.3 Kidney Cancer (OD04450-01) 0.0 0.0Kidney Margin (OD04450-03) 0.0 0.0 Kidney Cancer 8120607 0.0 0.7 KidneyMargin 8120608 2.4 0.0 Kidney Cancer 8120613 14.6 7.3 Kidney Margin8120614 4.8 1.5 Kidney Cancer 9010320 0.0 0.0 Kidney Margin 9010321 0.00.0 Normal Uterus 9.7 2.8 Uterus Cancer 064011 85.9 41.5 Normal Thyroid15.2 7.3 Thyroid Cancer 064010 0.0 3.0 Thyroid Cancer A302152 1.9 1.2Thyroid Margin A302153 2.6 2.8 Normal Breast 16.2 2.7 Breast Cancer(OD04566) 78.5 29.7 Breast Cancer (OD04590-01) 37.6 23.8 Breast CancerMets (OD04590-03) 100.0 24.5 Breast Cancer Metastasis (OD04655-05) 94.045.4 Breast Cancer 064006 25.7 24.8 Breast Cancer 1024 23.2 7.1 BreastCancer 9100266 33.0 7.5 Breast Margin 9100265 7.6 7.6 Breast CancerA209073 13.9 0.9 Breast Margin A209073 2.5 0.0 Normal Liver 0.0 0.0Liver Cancer 064003 0.0 0.0 Liver Cancer 1025 4.8 1.7 Liver Cancer 10267.1 0.0 Liver Cancer 6004-T 4.8 0.0 Liver Tissue 6004-N 4.4 1.8 LiverCancer 6005-T 0.0 6.0 Liver Tissue 6005-N 0.0 1.8 Normal Bladder 2.4 3.0Bladder Cancer 1023 8.5 4.9 Bladder Cancer A302173 17.0 11.8 BladderCancer (OD04718-01) 10.0 5.7 Bladder Normal Adjacent (OD04718-03) 19.327.5 Normal Ovary 13.6 12.4 Ovarian Cancer 064008 37.9 2.1 OvarianCancer (OD04768-07) 18.4 3.7 Ovary Margin (OD04768-08) 28.3 12.2 NormalStomach 48.3 17.3 Gastric Cancer 9060358 0.0 0.0 Stomach Margin 90603599.9 3.0 Gastric Cancer 9060395 20.7 10.4 Stomach Margin 9060394 10.012.2 Gastric Cancer 9060397 8.7 1.5 Stomach Margin 9060396 7.5 6.2Gastric Cancer 064005 10.7 4.8Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag2261, Run 150811744Column B - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag2261, Run 152887693

TABLE FG Panel 4.1D Tissue Name A B Secondary Th1 act 0.0 0.0 SecondaryTh2 act 0.0 0.0 Secondary Tr1 act 0.0 0.0 Secondary Th1 rest 0.0 0.0Secondary Th2 rest 0.0 2.0 Secondary Tr1 rest 0.0 0.0 Primary Th1 act0.0 0.0 Primary Th2 act 0.0 0.0 Primary Tr1 act 0.0 0.0 Primary Th1 rest0.0 0.0 Primary Th2 rest 0.0 0.0 Primary Tr1 rest 0.0 0.0 CD45RA CD4lymphocyte act 0.0 2.3 CD45RO CD4 lymphocyte act 0.0 0.0 CD8 lymphocyteact 0.0 0.0 Secondary CD8 lymphocyte rest 0.0 0.0 Secondary CD8lymphocyte act 0.0 0.0 CD4 lymphocyte none 0.0 0.0 2ryTh1/Th2/Tr1_anti-CD95 0.0 0.0 CH11 LAK cells rest 0.0 4.7 LAK cells IL-20.0 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-12 0.0 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IFN gamma 0.00.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-18 0.0 3.0 LAK cells PMA/ionomycin 11.0 42.0 NKCells IL-2 rest 0.0 5.2 Two Way MLR 3 day 0.0 0.0 Two Way MLR 5 day 0.00.0 Two Way MLR 7 day 0.0 0.0 PBMC rest 0.0 0.0 PBMC PWM 0.5 0.0 PBMCPHA-L 0.4 0.0 Ramos (B cell) none 0.0 0.0 Ramos (B cell) ionomycin 0.00.0 B lymphocytes PWM 0.0 0.0 B lymphocytes CD40L and IL-4 0.0 0.0 EOL-1dbcAMP 0.0 2.7 EOL-1 dbcAMP PMA/ionomycin 1.0 1.7 Dendritic cells none0.0 0.0 Dendritic cells LPS 0.0 0.0 Dendritic cells anti-CD40 0.0 0.0Monocytes rest 0.0 0.0 Monocytes LPS 0.6 0.0 Macrophages rest 0.0 0.0Macrophages LPS 0.0 0.0 HUVEC none 2.4 7.6 HUVEC starved 8.8 22.1 HUVECIL-1beta 1.7 0.0 HUVEC IFN gamma 0.8 11.8 HUVEC TNF alpha + IFN gamma0.2 0.0 HUVEC TNF alpha + IL4 0.6 4.5 HUVEC IL-11 1.1 17.2 LungMicrovascular EC none 2.7 7.2 Lung Microvascular EC TNFalpha 4 +IL-1beta 0.6 0.0 Microvascular Dermal EC none 3.8 0.0 MicrosvasularDermal EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 1.2 0.0 Bronchial epithelium TNFalpha +IL1beta 3.7 5.0 Small airway epithelium none 1.9 10.7 Small airwayepithelium TNFalpha + 4.0 24.5 IL-1beta Coronery artery SMC rest 0.2 2.2Coronery artery SMC TNFalpha + 0.0 0.0 IL-1beta Astrocytes rest 2.4 7.9Astrocytes TNFalpha + IL-1beta 1.3 0.0 KU-812 (Basophil) rest 0.0 2.3KU-812 (Basophil) PMA/ionomycin 2.1 4.5 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) none22.2 100.0 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) TNFalpha + IL-1beta 18.8 52.5 Livercirrhosis 0.7 4.2 NCI-H292 none 0.4 0.0 NCI-H292 IL-4 1.5 0.0 NCI-H292IL-9 2.0 8.8 NCI-H292 IL-13 1.4 17.8 NCI-H292 IFN gamma 1.5 6.9 HPAECnone 3.1 18.7 HPAEC TNF alpha + IL-1beta 0.5 0.0 Lung fibroblast none6.2 29.9 Lung fibroblast TNF alpha + IL-1beta 2.1 0.0 Lung fibroblastIL-4 4.2 9.8 Lung fibroblast IL-9 8.3 25.3 Lung fibroblast IL-13 4.0 3.9Lung fibroblast IFN gamma 8.1 59.5 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 rest 0.40.0 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 TNF alpha 0.9 4.1 Dermal fibroblastCCD1070 IL-1 beta 2.9 0.0 Dermal fibroblast IFN gamma 5.8 41.8 Dermalfibroblast IL-4 17.2 62.4 Dermal Fibroblasts rest 4.8 12.9 NeutrophilsTNFa + LPS 1.0 0.0 Neutrophils rest 2.2 2.3 Colon 2.6 0.0 Lung 8.8 0.0Thymus 17.1 1.8 Kidney 100.0 0.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag3035, Run 190944495Column B - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag3035, Run 259180379

TABLE FH Panel 4D Tissue Name A B Secondary Th1 act 0.0 2.1 SecondaryTh2 act 0.0 0.0 Secondary Tr1 act 0.0 4.2 Secondary Th1 rest 0.0 0.0Secondary Th2 rest 0.0 2.3 Secondary Tr1 rest 0.0 0.0 Primary Th1 act0.0 0.0 Primary Th2 act 0.0 0.0 Primary Tr1 act 0.0 0.0 Primary Th1 rest0.0 0.0 Primary Th2 rest 0.0 0.0 Primary Tr1 rest 0.0 0.0 CD45RA CD4lymphocyte act 0.0 0.0 CD45RO CD4 lymphocyte act 0.0 0.0 CD8 lymphocyteact 0.0 0.0 Secondary CD8 lymphocyte rest 0.0 0.7 Secondary CD8lymphocyte act 1.6 0.0 CD4 lymphocyte none 0.0 0.0 2ryTh1/Th2/Tr1_anti-CD95 CH11 0.0 1.4 LAK cells rest 3.5 0.0 LAK cells IL-20.0 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-12 0.0 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IFN gamma 0.04.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-18 0.0 0.0 LAK cells PMA/ionomycin 26.1 50.7 NKCells IL-2 rest 0.0 0.0 Two Way MLR 3 day 0.0 0.0 Two Way MLR 5 day 0.00.0 Two Way MLR 7 day 0.0 0.0 PBMC rest 0.0 0.0 PBMC PWM 0.0 0.0 PBMCPHA-L 0.0 0.0 Ramos (B cell) none 0.0 0.0 Ramos (B cell) ionomycin 0.00.0 B lymphocytes PWM 0.0 0.0 B lymphocytes CD40L and IL-4 3.1 0.0 EOL-1dbcAMP 0.0 0.0 EOL-1 dbcAMP PMA/ionomycin 3.5 2.7 Dendritic cells none0.0 0.0 Dendritic cells LPS 0.0 0.0 Dendritic cells anti-CD40 0.0 0.0Monocytes rest 0.0 0.0 Monocytes LPS 0.0 0.0 Macrophages rest 0.0 0.0Macrophages LPS 0.0 0.0 HUVEC none 0.0 17.7 HUVEC starved 17.4 51.1HUVEC IL-1beta 0.0 1.7 HUVEC IFN gamma 3.7 11.5 HUVEC TNF alpha + IFNgamma 0.0 3.1 HUVEC TNF alpha + IL4 4.3 5.1 HUVEC IL-11 4.0 11.2 LungMicrovascular EC none 7.2 8.1 Lung Microvascular EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta0.0 0.0 Microvascular Dermal EC none 8.4 14.5 Microsvasular Dermal ECTNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 2.2 Bronchial epithelium TNFalpha + IL1beta 0.016.3 Small airway epithelium none 5.9 18.8 Small airway epitheliumTNFalpha + IL-1beta 24.3 58.6 Coronery artery SMC rest 0.0 2.0 Coroneryartery SMC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 0.0 Astrocytes rest 3.3 13.5Astrocytes TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 8.6 KU-812 (Basophil) rest 0.0 0.0KU-812 (Basophil) PMA/ionomycin 0.0 9.7 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) none47.3 100.0 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) TNFalpha + IL-1beta 9.0 53.6 Livercirrhosis 32.8 9.4 Lupus kidney 0.0 1.6 NCI-H292 none 3.8 3.4 NCI-H292IL-4 8.0 19.5 NCI-H292 IL-9 0.0 4.2 NCI-H292 IL-13 13.8 7.0 NCI-H292 IFNgamma 16.2 5.7 HPAEC none 6.7 30.1 HPAEC TNF alpha + IL-1beta 0.0 0.0Lung fibroblast none 7.6 42.0 Lung fibroblast TNFalpha + IL-1beta 3.16.3 Lung fibroblast IL-4 4.3 34.2 Lung fibroblast IL-9 12.7 27.5 Lungfibroblast IL-13 6.8 19.9 Lung fibroblast IFN gamma 30.4 51.1 Dermalfibroblast CCD1070 rest 0.0 2.8 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 TNF alpha 5.219.6 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 IL-1 beta 0.0 2.0 Dermal fibroblast IFNgamma 28.5 32.1 Dermal fibroblast IL-4 42.9 91.4 IBD Colitis 2 2.2 5.5IBD Crohn's 3.1 9.6 Colon 100.0 58.6 Lung 36.3 26.1 Thymus 0.0 0.0Kidney 4.0 33.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag2261, Run 152887762Column B - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag3035, Run 165242424

TABLE FI Panel 5 Islet Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag3035, Run 259234350Tissue Name A 97457_Patient-02go_adipose 19.397476_Patient-07sk_skeletal muscle 13.0 97477_Patient-07ut_uterus 5.397478_Patient-07pl_placenta 1.4 99167_Bayer Patient 1 89.597482_Patient-08ut_uterus 9.6 97483_Patient-08pl_placenta 7.497486_Patient-09sk_skeletal muscle 10.7 97487_Patient-09ut_uterus 4.797488_Patient-09pl_placenta 3.6 97492_Patient-10ut_uterus 6.197493_Patient-10pl_placenta 6.8 97495_Patient-11go_adipose 1.697496_Patient-11sk_skeletal muscle 20.7 97497_Patient-11ut_uterus 3.297498_Patient-11pl_placenta 1.8 97500_Patient-12go_adipose 8.597501_Patient-12sk_skeletal muscle 100.0 97502_Patient-12ut_uterus 2.297503_Patient-12pl_placenta 0.0 94721_Donor 2 U - A_Mesenchymal 0.0 StemCells 94722_Donor 2 U - B_Mesenchymal Stem 1.5 Cells 94723_Donor 2 U -C_Mesenchymal Stem 1.5 Cells 94709_Donor 2 AM - A_adipose 0.894710_Donor 2 AM - B_adipose 0.0 94711_Donor 2 AM - C_adipose 1.894712_Donor 2 AD - A_adipose 5.3 94713_Donor 2 AD - B_adipose 3.294714_Donor 2 AD - C_adipose 0.0 94742_Donor 3 U - A_Mesenchymal Stem2.6 Cells 94743_Donor 3 U - B_Mesenchymal Stem 2.6 Cells 94730_Donor 3AM - A_adipose 0.8 94731_Donor 3 AM - B_adipose 1.7 94732_Donor 3 AM -C_adipose 1.5 94733_Donor 3 AD - A_adipose 4.8 94734_Donor 3 AD -B_adipose 2.0 94735_Donor 3 AD - C_adipose 2.577138_Liver_HepG2untreated 0.0 73556_Heart_Cardiac stromal cells 0.0(primary) 81735_Small Intestine 15.6 72409_Kidney_Proximal Convoluted0.0 Tubule 82685_Small intestine_Duodenum 5.990650_Adrenal_Adrenocortical adenoma 2.9 72410_Kidney_HRCE 7.572411_Kidney_HRE 3.3 73139_Uterus_Uterine smooth muscle cells 0.0

TABLE FJ general oncology screening panel v 2.4 Column A - Rel. Exp. (%)Ag3035 Run 259737910 Tissue Name A Colon cancer 1 7.6 Colon cancer NAT 114.7 Colon cancer 2 3.7 Colon cancer NAT 2 10.0 Colon cancer 3 7.3 Coloncancer NAT 3 25.9 Colon malignant cancer 4 1.7 Colon normal adjacenttissue 4 1.6 Lung cancer 1 9.5 Lung NAT 1 2.9 Lung cancer 2 42.3 LungNAT 2 23.3 Squamous cell carcinoma 3 73.7 Lung NAT 3 1.3 metastaticmelanoma 1 37.1 Melanoma 2 9.4 Melanoma 3 1.4 metastatic melanoma 4100.0 metastatic melanoma 5 39.8 Bladder cancer 1 2.9 Bladder cancer NAT1 0.0 Bladder cancer 2 3.2 Bladder cancer NAT 2 0.0 Bladder cancer NAT 30.0 Bladder cancer NAT 4 25.7 Prostate adenocarcinoma 1 8.3 Prostateadenocarcinoma 2 1.6 Prostate adenocarcinoma 3 3.4 Prostateadenocarcinoma 4 9.5 Prostate cancer NAT 5 2.4 Prostate adenocarcinoma 60.0 Prostate adenocarcinoma 7 4.9 Prostate adenocarcinoma 8 0.0 Prostateadenocarcinoma 9 20.6 Prostate cancer NAT 10 0.4 Kidney cancer 1 1.9KidneyNAT 1 8.1 Kidney cancer 2 34.4 Kidney NAT 2 7.6 Kidney cancer 312.9 Kidney NAT 3 4.5 Kidney cancer 4 3.4 Kidney NAT 4 5.9AI_comprehensive panel_v1.0 Summary: Ag3035 Highest expression of theCG53054-02 gene was detected in a COPD sample (CT=30). This gene showswidespread expression in this panel. Moderate levels of expression ofthis gene were detected in samples derived from normal andorthoarthitis/rheumatoid arthritis bone, cartilage, synovium andsynovial fluid samples, as well as from normal lung, COPD lung,emphysema, atopic asthma, asthma, allergy, Crohn's disease (normalmatched control and diseased), ulcerative colitis (normal matchedcontrol and diseased), and psoriasis (normal matched control anddiseased). Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or itsprotein product will ameliorate symptoms/conditions associated withautoimmune and inflammatory disorders, including psoriasis, allergy,asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis andosteoarthritis.Oncology_cell_line_screening_panel_v3.2 Summary: Ag3035 Highestexpression of this gene was seen in lung cancer cell line DMS-79(CT=28.6). Moderate to low expression of this gene was also seen innumber of cancer cell lines derived from tongue, bone, bladder,pancreatic, cervical, uterine, gastric, colon and lung cancer. Gene orprotein expression levels are useful as a marker to detect the presenceof these cancers. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene orits protein product is useful in the treatment of these cancers.Panel 1.3D Summary: Ag2261 This gene was expressed at moderate levels ina number of metabolic tissues, with highest overall expression seen infetal skeletal muscle (CTs=30.4-31.8). The higher levels of expressionin fetal skeletal muscle when compared to adult skeletal muscle suggeststhat the protein product encoded by this gene may be useful in treatingmuscular dystrophy, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, myasthenia gravis and otherconditions that result in weak or dystrophic muscle. This gene was alsoexpressed in adipose, thyroid and heart. Since biologic cross-talkbetween adipose and thyroid is a component of some forms of obesity,therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or its proteinproduct is useful for the treatment of metabolic disease, includingobesity and Type 2 diabetes.

Ag3035 This probe/primer set recognizes a distinct portion of this genethat shows a distinctive expression pattern when compared to Ag2261.This observation may indicate that the probe/primer sets can distinguishsplice variants of this gene. In contrast to the results obtained withAg2261, expression of this gene was highest in an ovarian cancer cellline (CT=30.6). As was the case for Ag2261, expression of this geneusing Ag3035 was also relatively high in fetal skeletal muscle. However,Ag3035 showed higher levels of gene expression in adult skeletal muscleas well as in adult and fetal heart. Most other expression is similarusing both probe/primer sets. Please see Ag2261 for additionalinformation.

Panel 2D Summary: Ag2261 This gene was consistently expressed in samplesof breast cancer, uterine cancer and lung cancer relative to theirrespective normal adjacent tissue controls. Gene or protein expressionlevels are useful as marker to detect breast, uterine and lung cancers.Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or its proteinproduct using nucleic acid, protein, antibody or small molecule drugs isuseful in the treatment of breast, lung or uterine cancers.

Panel 4.1D Summary: Ag3035 This probe/primer set recognizes a distinctportion of this gene and shows a distinctive expression pattern relativeto probe/primer set Ag2261 in this panel. This observation may indicatethat the probe/primer sets can distinguish splice variants of this gene.In contrast to the results obtained with Ag2261 (see panel 4D summary),expression of this gene was highest in normal kidney (CT=30.6). Theother expression results for this panel were similar using bothprobe/primer sets. This gene encodes a WNT-14 homolog and was expressedat moderate to low levels in unstimulated or cytokine-activatedkeratinocytes as well as in lung and dermal fibroblast preparations(CTs=29-34). Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or itsprotein product will reduce or eliminate the symptoms of chronicobstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, emphysema, or psoriasis. Inaddition, due to its known effects on development of vertebrate joints,the protein encoded this gene will reduce or eliminate the symptoms ofosetoarthritis (Christine Hartmann and Clifford J. Tabin, 2001, Wnt-14Plays a Pivotal Role in Inducing Synovial Joint Formation in theDeveloping Appendicular Skeleton Cell, Vol 104, 341-35).

Panel 4D Summary: Ag2261 This gene was expressed at low levels in colon(CT=33.5). Low but significant levels of expression were also seen innormal lung, keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts. This gene or theWnt-14 protein encoded by it may play an important role in the normalhomeostasis of these tissues. Therapeutic modulation of the activity ofthis gene or its protein product is useful to maintain or restore normalfunction to these organs during inflammation.

Panel 5 Islet Summary: Ag3035 Highest expression of this gene was seenin sample of skeletal muscle from a diabetic patient (CT=31.8).Significant expression of this gene was also seen in pancreatic isletcells. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or itsprotein product using nucleic acid, protein, antibody or small moleculedrugs is useful in the treatment of metabolic related disease such asobesity and diabetes, especially type II diabetes.

General oncology screening panel_v_(—)2.4 Summary: Ag3035 Highestexpression of this gene was detected in a metastatic melanoma sample(CT=31.3). Expression of this gene was also upregulated in prostate,lung and kidney cancers when compared to their appropriate normaladjacent tissue. Gene or protein expression levels are useful for thedetection of prostate cancer, lung cancer, kidney cancer and metastaticmelanoma. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or itsprotein product using nucleic acid, protein, antibody or small moleculedrugs is useful for the treatment of these cancers.

G. CG53473-02: Neuromedin B-32 Precursor

Expression of gene CG53473-02 was assessed using the primer-probe setAg235, described in Table GA. Results of the RTQ-PCR runs are shown inTables GB and GC. TABLE GA Probe Name Ag235 Start SEQ ID PrimersSequences Length Position No Forward 5′-ttccagcccatcccc 18 225 307att-3′ Probe TET-5′-ccccacacctccct 22 253 308 gagggacc-3′-TAMRA Reverse5′-cagatcatgactcagctg 23 278 309 cagtc-3′

TABLE GB Panel 1.2 Tissue Name A B Endothelial cells 4.6 4.0 Heart(Fetal) 0.7 1.8 Pancreas 20.6 0.6 Pancreatic ca. CAPAN 2 4.3 2.7 AdrenalGland 100.0 100.0 Thyroid 72.2 6.2 Salivary gland 12.6 13.8 Pituitarygland 23.3 2.7 Brain (fetal) 13.7 7.7 Brain (whole) 11.7 12.3 Brain(amygdala) 5.7 8.2 Brain (cerebellum) 4.5 11.9 Brain (hippocampus) 11.326.2 Brain (thalamus) 4.2 11.9 Cerebral Cortex 3.9 19.5 Spinal cord 17.419.5 glio/astro U87-MG 43.2 16.3 glio/astro U-118-MG 1.0 0.3 astrocytomaSW1783 1.9 0.6 neuro*; met SK-N-AS 29.3 10.7 astrocytoma SF-539 1.2 0.3astrocytoma SNB-75 0.0 0.3 glioma SNB-19 25.2 11.8 glioma U251 5.3 2.8glioma SF-295 0.2 0.1 Heart 9.9 8.5 Skeletal Muscle 8.7 2.7 Bone marrow1.3 0.7 Thymus 0.4 0.3 Spleen 1.8 1.1 Lymph node 1.1 3.0 ColorectalTissue 0.0 0.3 Stomach 2.6 2.4 Small intestine 1.4 1.3 Colon ca. SW4801.0 0.1 Colon ca.* SW620 (SW480 met) 9.2 0.8 Colon ca. HT29 25.3 4.7Colon ca. HCT-116 4.8 2.0 Colon ca. CaCo-2 8.0 3.7 Colon ca. Tissue(ODO3866) 0.8 1.1 Colon ca. HCC-2998 42.3 14.3 Gastric ca.* (liver met)NCI-N87 54.7 18.3 Bladder 11.7 3.5 Trachea 5.6 4.0 Kidney 6.7 9.1 Kidney(fetal) 6.8 6.4 Renal ca. 786-0 0.3 0.2 Renal ca. A498 4.3 1.5 Renal ca.RXF 393 8.7 5.3 Renal ca. ACHN 2.2 1.0 Renal ca. UO-31 0.6 0.3 Renal ca.TK-10 1.4 0.8 Liver 0.4 1.5 Liver (fetal) 1.1 1.7 Liver ca.(hepatoblast) HepG2 1.7 1.4 Lung 3.4 3.3 Lung (fetal) 2.9 2.0 Lung ca.(small cell) LX-1 7.8 1.5 Lung ca. (small cell) NCI-H69 0.3 0.2 Lung ca.(s. cell var.) SHP-77 3.8 1.4 Lung ca. (large cell) NCI-H460 6.0 11.8Lung ca. (non-sm. cell) A549 6.9 1.7 Lung ca. (non-s. cell) NCI-H23 12.924.1 Lung ca. (non-s. cell) HOP-62 2.4 0.5 Lung ca. (non-s. cl) NCI-H52227.0 4.0 Lung ca. (squam.) SW 900 6.0 2.4 Lung ca. (squam.) NCI-H596 1.00.3 Mammary gland 39.5 20.3 Breast ca.* (pl. ef) MCF-7 24.0 13.0 Breastca.* (pl. ef) MDA-MB-231 0.9 0.5 Breast ca.* (pl. ef) T47D 0.9 4.3Breast ca. BT-549 11.5 8.5 Breast ca. MDA-N 13.7 8.9 Ovary 5.8 1.8Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3 2.0 0.8 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-4 1.1 0.3 Ovarian ca.OVCAR-5 49.0 6.5 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-8 1.0 1.3 Ovarian ca. IGROV-1 10.73.7 Ovarian ca. (ascites) SK-OV-3 2.0 1.7 Uterus 2.9 2.1 Placenta 1.81.1 Prostate 4.7 4.9 Prostate ca.* (bone met) PC-3 2.8 1.7 Testis 33.25.0 Melanoma Hs688(A).T 1.5 0.2 Melanoma* (met) Hs688(B).T 1.7 0.2Melanoma UACC-62 1.5 0.4 Melanoma M14 5.5 2.5 Melanoma LOX IMVI 6.4 1.3Melanoma* (met) SK-MEL-5 6.9 2.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag235, Run 119215838Column B - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag235, Run 122741595

TABLE GC Panel 2D Tissue Name A Normal Colon 3.3 CC Well to Mod Diff(ODO3866) 3.1 CC Margin (ODO3866) 0.8 CC Gr.2 rectosigmoid (ODO3868) 1.2CC Margin (ODO3868) 0.4 CC Mod Diff (ODO3920) 3.0 CC Margin (ODO3920)0.7 CC Gr.2 ascend colon (ODO3921) 1.4 CC Margin (ODO3921) 1.1 CC fromPartial Hepatectomy (ODO4309) Mets 5.5 Liver Margin (ODO4309) 0.7 Colonmets to lung (OD04451-01) 3.0 Lung Margin (OD04451-02) 3.0 NormalProstate 6546-1 9.1 Prostate Cancer (OD04410) 2.7 Prostate Margin(OD04410) 0.8 Prostate Cancer (OD04720-01) 1.1 Prostate Margin(OD04720-02) 2.0 Normal Lung 061010 5.1 Lung Met to Muscle (ODO4286) 7.8Muscle Margin (ODO4286) 2.0 Lung Malignant Cancer (OD03126) 6.3 LungMargin (OD03126) 6.7 Lung Cancer (OD04404) 37.1 Lung Margin (OD04404)4.5 Lung Cancer (OD04565) 19.6 Lung Margin (OD04565) 2.0 Lung Cancer(OD04237-01) 8.4 Lung Margin (OD04237-02) 2.8 Ocular Mel Met to Liver(ODO4310) 1.6 Liver Margin (ODO4310) 0.6 Melanoma Mets to Lung (OD04321)0.4 Lung Margin (OD04321) 2.5 Normal Kidney 1.3 Kidney Ca, Nuclear grade2 (OD04338) 5.9 Kidney Margin (OD04338) 2.7 Kidney Ca Nuclear grade 1/2(OD04339) 14.0 Kidney Margin (OD04339) 5.0 Kidney Ca, Clear cell type(OD04340) 15.9 Kidney Margin (OD04340) 3.8 Kidney Ca, Nuclear grade 3(OD04348) 4.6 Kidney Margin (OD04348) 0.9 Kidney Cancer (OD04622-01)86.5 Kidney Margin (OD04622-03) 1.6 Kidney Cancer (OD04450-01) 4.5Kidney Margin (OD04450-03) 1.3 Kidney Cancer 8120607 1.5 Kidney Margin8120608 1.7 Kidney Cancer 8120613 10.1 Kidney Margin 8120614 4.0 KidneyCancer 9010320 100.0 Kidney Margin 9010321 7.2 Normal Uterus 1.3 UterusCancer 064011 3.1 Normal Thyroid 66.4 Thyroid Cancer 064010 4.5 ThyroidCancer A302152 6.9 Thyroid Margin A302153 9.9 Normal Breast 7.4 BreastCancer (OD04566) 0.7 Breast Cancer (OD04590-01) 5.4 Breast Cancer Mets(OD04590-03) 11.8 Breast Cancer Metastasis (OD04655-05) 1.4 BreastCancer 064006 1.5 Breast Cancer 1024 8.8 Breast Cancer 9100266 1.7Breast Margin 9100265 0.9 Breast Cancer A209073 1.1 Breast MarginA209073 2.4 Normal Liver 0.7 Liver Cancer 064003 0.7 Liver Cancer 10250.8 Liver Cancer 1026 1.9 Liver Cancer 6004-T 0.8 Liver Tissue 6004-N7.8 Liver Cancer 6005-T 2.6 Liver Tissue 6005-N 0.7 Normal Bladder 4.5Bladder Cancer 1023 2.2 Bladder Cancer A302173 4.2 Bladder Cancer(OD04718-01) 16.5 Bladder Normal Adjacent (OD04718-03) 2.6 Normal Ovary5.0 Ovarian Cancer 064008 6.7 Ovarian Cancer (OD04768-07) 10.2 OvaryMargin (OD04768-08) 0.1 Normal Stomach 2.6 Gastric Cancer 9060358 0.0Stomach Margin 9060359 0.4 Gastric Cancer 9060395 3.2 Stomach Margin9060394 2.2 Gastric Cancer 9060397 9.2 Stomach Margin 9060396 2.7Gastric Cancer 064005 2.8Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) AG235, Run 145728457Panel 1.2 Summary: Ag235 Highest expression of the CG53473-02 gene wasseen in adrenal gland (CTs=23-26). Significant expression of this genewas also detected in pancreas, adrenal gland, thyroid, pituitary gland,skeletal muscle, heart, liver and the gastrointestinal tract.Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or its proteinproduct is useful in the treatment of endocrine/metabolically relateddiseases, such as obesity and diabetes.

In addition, this gene was expressed at high to moderate levels in allregions of the central nervous system examined, including amygdala,hippocampus, substantia nigra, thalamus, cerebellum, cerebral cortex,and spinal cord. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene orits protein product is useful in the treatment of central nervous systemdisorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy,multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia and depression.

High expression of this gene was also seen in a number of cancer celllines derived from pancreatic, gastric, colon, lung, liver, renal,breast, ovarian, prostate, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma and braincancers. Gene or protein expression levels are useful as a marker forthese cancers. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene orits protein product is useful in the treatment of pancreatic, gastric,colon, lung, liver, renal, breast, ovarian, prostate, melanoma and braincancers.

Panel 2D Summary: Ag235 Highest expression of this gene was detected ina kidney cancer sample (CT=27.9). This gene was overexpressed in anumber of kidney, gastric, ovarian, bladder, breast and lung cancersrelative to the appropriate normal tissues. Gene or protein expressionlevels are useful for the detection of these cancers. Therapeuticmodulation of the activity of this gene or its protein product usingnucleic acid, protein, antibody or small molecule drugs is useful in thetreatment of kidney, gastric, ovarian, bladder, breast and lung cancer.

H. CG55184-03: Cerebellin

Expression of gene CG55184-03 was assessed using the primer-probe setAg1161, described in Table HA. Results of the RTQ-PCR runs are shown inTables HB, HC, HD and HE. TABLE HA Probe Name Ag1161 Start SEQ IDPrimers Sequences Length Position No Forward 5′-aactccaaggtcgcct 19 205310 tct-3′ Probe TET-5′-aaccacgagccatc 23 241 311 cgagatgag-3′-TAMRAReverse 5′-agtaaatgatgcgcgtct 21 266 312 tgt-3′

TABLE HB CNS neurodegeneration v1.0 Tissue Name A B AD 1 Hippo 5.6 5.6AD 2 Hippo 55.9 49.7 AD 3 Hippo 20.6 15.1 AD 4 Hippo 100.0 100.0 AD 5Hippo 31.0 40.9 AD 6 Hippo 8.2 8.2 Control 2 Hippo 29.3 30.4 Control 4Hippo 10.7 10.0 Control (Path) 3 Hippo 19.8 16.0 AD 1 Temporal Ctx 10.38.7 AD 2 Temporal Ctx 25.0 25.9 AD 3 Temporal Ctx 31.2 36.3 AD 4Temporal Ctx 44.8 38.4 AD 5 Inf Temporal Ctx 25.2 25.0 AD 5 Sup TemporalCtx 17.8 19.5 AD 6 Inf Temporal Ctx 16.4 16.4 AD 6 Sup Temporal Ctx 25.226.6 Control 1 Temporal Ctx 30.6 42.6 Control 2 Temporal Ctx 29.3 31.6Control 3 Temporal Ctx 69.7 58.6 Control 3 Temporal Ctx 29.1 29.1Control (Path) 1 Temporal Ctx 41.8 40.3 Control (Path) 2 Temporal Ctx50.0 44.8 Control (Path) 3 Temporal Ctx 22.5 33.2 Control (Path) 4Temporal Ctx 43.2 44.8 AD 1 Occipital Ctx 20.7 22.2 AD 2 Occipital Ctx(Missing) 0.9 0.8 AD 3 Occipital Ctx 27.2 26.2 AD 4 Occipital Ctx 59.570.2 AD 5 Occipital Ctx 34.4 37.9 AD 6 Occipital Ctx 12.8 10.7 Control 1Occipital Ctx 19.9 15.8 Control 2 Occipital Ctx 22.5 18.9 Control 3Occipital Ctx 45.4 19.2 Control 4 Occipital Ctx 20.0 24.7 Control (Path)1 Occipital Ctx 30.6 35.4 Control (Path) 2 Occipital Ctx 49.3 48.6Control (Path) 3 Occipital Ctx 6.6 8.9 Control (Path) 4 Occipital Ctx41.8 49.0 Control 1 Parietal Ctx 29.1 0.1 Control 2 Parietal Ctx 21.919.5 Control 3 Parietal Ctx 40.1 46.7 Control (Path) 1 Parietal Ctx 54.749.7 Control (Path) 2 Parietal Ctx 46.0 47.6 Control (Path) 3 ParietalCtx 23.2 18.6 Control (Path) 4 Parietal Ctx 43.2 45.7Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1161, Run 206992277Column B - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1161, Run 230512498

TABLE HC General screening panel v1.7 Tissue Name A Adipose 0.4 HUVEC0.0 Melanoma* Hs688(A).T 0.0 Melanoma* Hs688(B).T 0.0 Melanoma (met)SK-MEL-5 0.0 Testis 5.6 Prostate ca. (bone met) PC-3 0.0 Prostate ca.DU145 0.0 Prostate pool 0.1 Uterus pool 0.1 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3 0.0Ovarian ca. (ascites) SK-OV-3 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-4 0.0 Ovarian ca.OVCAR-5 0.0 Ovarian ca. IGROV-1 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-8 0.0 Ovary 12.6Breast ca. MCF-7 0.1 Breast ca. MDA-MB-231 0.0 Breast ca. BT-549 0.0Breast ca. T47D 0.0 Breast pool 0.8 Trachea 0.6 Lung 0.2 Fetal Lung 0.7Lung ca. NCI-N417 0.0 Lung ca. LX-1 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H146 0.3 Lung ca.SHP-77 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H23 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H460 0.0 Lung ca. HOP-620.0 Lung ca. NCI-H522 0.0 Lung ca. DMS-114 0.0 Liver 0.8 Fetal Liver 0.4Kidney pool 2.7 Fetal Kidney 3.4 Renal ca. 786-0 0.0 Renal ca. A498 0.0Renal ca. ACHN 0.0 Renal ca. UO-31 0.0 Renal ca. TK-10 0.0 Bladder 0.4Gastric ca. (liver met.) NCI-N87 0.0 Stomach 0.0 Colon ca. SW-948 0.1Colon ca. SW480 0.0 Colon ca. (SW480 met) SW620 0.0 Colon ca. HT29 0.0Colon ca. HCT-116 0.0 Colon cancer tissue 0.1 Colon ca. SW1116 0.0 Colonca. Colo-205 0.0 Colon ca. SW-48 0.0 Colon 0.0 Small Intestine 0.3 FetalHeart 0.0 Heart 0.2 Lymph Node pool 1 0.8 Lymph Node pool 2 0.1 FetalSkeletal Muscle 0.2 Skeletal Muscle pool 0.6 Skeletal Muscle 1.8 Spleen3.2 Thymus 1.1 CNS cancer (glio/astro) SF-268 0.0 CNS cancer(glio/astro) T98G 0.0 CNS cancer (neuro; met) SK-N-AS 0.1 CNS cancer(astro) SF-539 0.0 CNS cancer (astro) SNB-75 0.0 CNS cancer (glio)SNB-19 0.0 CNS cancer (glio) SF-295 0.0 Brain (Amygdala) 60.3 Brain(Cerebellum) 0.8 Brain (Fetal) 20.6 Brain (Hippocampus) 21.3 CerebralCortex pool 36.9 Brain (Substantia nigra) 26.6 Brain (Thalamus) 42.6Brain (Whole) 100.0 Spinal Cord 1.9 Adrenal Gland 36.6 Pituitary Gland0.0 Salivary Gland 0.0 Thyroid 1.0 Pancreatic ca. PANC-1 0.0 Pancreaspool 0.8Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1161, Run 317667428

TABLE HD Panel 2.2 Tissue Name A Normal Colon 4.8 Colon cancer (OD06064)0.0 Colon Margin (OD06064) 0.0 Colon cancer (OD06159) 0.0 Colon Margin(OD06159) 0.0 Colon cancer (OD06297-04) 0.0 Colon Margin (OD06297-05)0.0 CC Gr.2 ascend colon (ODO3921) 0.0 CC Margin (ODO3921) 4.7 Coloncancer metastasis (OD06104) 0.0 Lung Margin (OD06104) 3.6 Colon mets tolung (OD04451-01) 0.0 Lung Margin (OD04451-02) 4.0 Normal Prostate 4.5Prostate Cancer (OD04410) 0.0 Prostate Margin (OD04410) 0.0 Normal Ovary26.4 Ovarian cancer (OD06283-03) 0.0 Ovarian Margin (OD06283-07) 100.0Ovarian Cancer 064008 47.6 Ovarian cancer (OD06145) 35.4 Ovarian Margin(OD06145) 33.2 Ovarian cancer (OD06455-03) 0.0 Ovarian Margin(OD06455-07) 22.2 Normal Lung 5.3 Invasive poor diff. lung adeno(ODO4945-01 0.0 Lung Margin (ODO4945-03) 0.0 Lung Malignant Cancer(OD03126) 0.0 Lung Margin (OD03126) 4.4 Lung Cancer (OD05014A) 0.0 LungMargin (OD05014B) 10.2 Lung cancer (OD06081) 0.0 Lung Margin (OD06081)0.0 Lung Cancer (OD04237-01) 0.0 Lung Margin (OD04237-02) 45.4 OcularMelanoma Metastasis 0.0 Ocular Melanoma Margin (Liver) 6.1 MelanomaMetastasis 0.0 Melanoma Margin (Lung) 4.7 Normal Kidney 0.0 Kidney Ca,Nuclear grade 2 (OD04338) 8.4 Kidney Margin (OD04338) 0.0 Kidney CaNuclear grade 1/2 (OD04339) 2.2 Kidney Margin (OD04339) 27.7 Kidney Ca,Clear cell type (OD04340) 33.9 Kidney Margin (OD04340) 8.8 Kidney Ca,Nuclear grade 3 (OD04348) 9.7 Kidney Margin (OD04348) 14.0 Kidneymalignant cancer (OD06204B) 5.2 Kidney normal adjacent tissue (OD06204E)8.8 Kidney Cancer (OD04450-01) 0.0 Kidney Margin (OD04450-03) 4.9 KidneyCancer 8120613 0.0 Kidney Margin 8120614 5.2 Kidney Cancer 9010320 21.5Kidney Margin 9010321 0.0 Kidney Cancer 8120607 5.2 Kidney Margin8120608 0.0 Normal Uterus 3.6 Uterine Cancer 064011 0.0 Normal Thyroid0.0 Thyroid Cancer 064010 40.9 Thyroid Cancer A302152 9.0 Thyroid MarginA302153 3.7 Normal Breast 0.0 Breast Cancer (OD04566) 5.2 Breast Cancer1024 0.0 Breast Cancer (OD04590-01) 8.6 Breast Cancer Mets (OD04590-03)10.5 Breast Cancer Metastasis (OD04655-05) 0.0 Breast Cancer 064006 5.3Breast Cancer 9100266 0.0 Breast Margin 9100265 8.1 Breast CancerA209073 9.7 Breast Margin A2090734 10.4 Breast cancer (OD06083) 4.7Breast cancer node metastasis (OD06083) 7.7 Normal Liver 17.6 LiverCancer 1026 0.0 Liver Cancer 1025 17.9 Liver Cancer 6004-T 0.0 LiverTissue 6004-N 15.7 Liver Cancer 6005-T 0.0 Liver Tissue 6005-N 0.0 LiverCancer 064003 0.0 Normal Bladder 0.0 Bladder Cancer 1023 0.0 BladderCancer A302173 0.0 Normal Stomach 0.0 Gastric Cancer 9060397 0.0 StomachMargin 9060396 8.7 Gastric Cancer 9060395 16.7 Stomach Margin 90603940.0 Gastric Cancer 064005 0.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1161, Run 173769890

TABLE HE Panel 4D Tissue Name A Secondary Th1 act 0.0 Secondary Th2 act0.0 Secondary Tr1 act 0.0 Secondary Th1 rest 0.0 Secondary Th2 rest 0.0Secondary Tr1 rest 0.0 Primary Th1 act 0.0 Primary Th2 act 0.0 PrimaryTr1 act 0.0 Primary Th1 rest 0.0 Primary Th2 rest 0.0 Primary Tr1 rest0.0 CD45RA CD4 lymphocyte act 0.0 CD45RO CD4 lymphocyte act 0.0 CD8lymphocyte act 0.0 Secondary CD8 lymphocyte rest 0.0 Secondary CD8lymphocyte act 0.0 CD4 lymphocyte none 0.0 2ry Th1/Th2/Tr1_anti-CD95CH11 0.0 LAK cells rest 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-120.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IFN gamma 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-18 0.0 LAK cellsPMA/ionomycin 0.0 NK Cells IL-2 rest 0.0 Two Way MLR 3 day 0.0 Two WayMLR 5 day 0.0 Two Way MLR 7 day 0.0 PBMC rest 0.0 PBMC PWM 0.0 PBMCPHA-L 0.0 Ramos (B cell) none 0.0 Ramos (B cell) ionomycin 0.0 Blymphocytes PWM 0.0 B lymphocytes CD40L and IL-4 0.0 EOL-1 dbcAMP 0.0EOL-1 dbcAMP PMA/ionomycin 0.0 Dendritic cells none 0.0 Dendritic cellsLPS 0.0 Dendritic cells anti-CD40 0.0 Monocytes rest 0.0 Monocytes LPS0.0 Macrophages rest 0.0 Macrophages LPS 18.2 HUVEC none 0.0 HUVECstarved 0.0 HUVEC IL-1beta 0.0 HUVEC IFN gamma 0.0 HUVEC TNF alpha + IFNgamma 0.0 HUVEC TNF alpha + IL4 0.0 HUVEC IL-11 0.0 Lung MicrovascularEC none 0.0 Lung Microvascular EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 MicrovascularDermal EC none 0.0 Microsvasular Dermal EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0Bronchial epithelium TNFalpha + IL1beta 0.0 Small airway epithelium none0.0 Small airway epithelium TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 Coronery artery SMCrest 0.0 Coronery artery SMC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 Astrocytes rest 0.0Astrocytes TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 KU-812 (Basophil) rest 0.0 KU-812(Basophil) PMA/ionomycin 0.0 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) none 0.0 CCD1106(Keratinocytes) TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 Liver cirrhosis 68.3 Lupuskidney 26.6 NCI-H292 none 0.0 NCI-H292 IL-4 0.0 NCI-H292 IL-9 0.0NCI-H292 IL-13 0.0 NCI-H292 IFN gamma 0.0 HPAEC none 0.0 HPAEC TNFalpha + IL-1 beta 0.0 Lung fibroblast none 0.0 Lung fibroblast TNFalpha + IL-1 beta 0.0 Lung fibroblast IL-4 0.0 Lung fibroblast IL-9 0.0Lung fibroblast IL-13 0.0 Lung fibroblast IFN gamma 0.0 Dermalfibroblast CCD1070 rest 0.0 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 TNF alpha 0.0Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 IL-1 beta 0.0 Dermal fibroblast IFN gamma 0.0Dermal fibroblast IL-4 0.0 IBD Colitis 2 0.0 IBD Crohn's 8.8 Colon 81.8Lung 100.0 Thymus 26.2 Kidney 25.9Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1161, Run 139841942CNS_neurodegeneration_v1.0 Summary: Ag1161 Expression of the CG55184-03gene was down-regulated in the temporal cortex of Alzheimer's diseasepatients when compared with normal patients. Therefore, up-regulation ofthis gene or its protein product or treatment with specific agonists forthis receptor is useful in reversing the dementia/memory loss andneuronal death associated with this disease.General_screening_panel_v1.7 Summary: Ag1161 Highest expression of thisgene was detected in whole brain (CT=26). This gene showed brainpreferential expression with high expression seen in all the regions ofthe central nervous system examined, including amygdala, hippocampus,substantia nigra, thalamus, cerebellum, cerebral cortex, and spinalcord. Gene or protein expression levels are useful as a marker forbrain. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or itsprotein product is useful in the treatment of central nervous systemdisorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy,multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia and depression.

Moderate to low expression of this gene was also seen in tissues withmetabolic/endocrine function including pancreas, adipose, adrenal gland,thyroid, skeletal muscle, liver and small intestine. Therapeuticmodulation of the activity of this gene or its protein product is usefulin the treatment of endocrine/metabolically related diseases, such asobesity and diabetes.

Panel 2.2 Summary: Ag1161 Highest expression of this gene was detectedin normal ovarian tissue (CT=32). Expression of this gene wasupregulated in normal ovarian and lung samples relative to correspondingcancer samples. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene orits protein product using nucleic acid, protein, antibody or smallmolecule drugs is useful in the treatment of ovarian and lung cancers.

Low expression of this gene was also detected in a thyroid cancersample. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or itsprotein product using nucleic acid, protein, antibody or small moleculedrugs is useful in the treatment of thyroid cancer.

Panel 4D Summary: Ag1161 This gene was expressed at low levels in normallung and colon (CTs=34). Expression of this gene was downregulated inthe colon from a Crohn's disease patient was reduced. Therapeuticmodulation of the activity of this gene or its protein product is usefulin the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's. Lowexpression of this gene was also seen in liver cirrhosis sample.Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or its proteinproduct is useful in the treatment of liver cirrhosis.

I. CG55274-05: Diazepam-binding Inhibitor

Expression of gene CG55274-05 was assessed using the primer-probe setAg497, described in Table IA. Results of the RTQ-PCR runs are shown inTables IB and IC. TABLE IA Probe Name Ag497 Start SEQ ID PrimersSequences Length Position No Forward 5′-gcagcatggaccctc 18 181 313caa-3′ Probe TET-5′-acactcgttgcatc 30 201 314 ttcctttgacaacc tt-3′-TAMRAReverse 5′-tcggctcttttgccttag 23 234 315 aaata-3′

TABLE IB Panel 1.1 Tissue Name A Adrenal gland 0.0 Bladder 0.0 Brain(amygdala) 0.0 Brain (cerebellum) 0.0 Brain (hippocampus) 0.0 Brain(substantia nigra) 0.0 Brain (thalamus) 0.0 Cerebral Cortex 0.0 Brain(fetal) 0.0 Brain (whole) 0.0 glio/astro U-118-MG 0.0 astrocytoma SF-5390.0 astrocytoma SNB-75 0.0 astrocytoma SW1783 0.0 glioma U251 0.0 gliomaSF-295 0.0 glioma SNB-19 0.0 glio/astro U87-MG 0.0 neuro*; met SK-N-AS0.0 Mammary gland 0.0 Breast ca. BT-549 0.0 Breast ca. MDA-N 0.0 Breastca.* (pl. ef) T47D 0.0 Breast ca.* (pl. ef) MCF-7 0.0 Breast ca.* (pl.ef) MDA-MB-231 0.0 Small intestine 0.0 Colorectal 0.0 Colon ca. HT29 0.0Colon ca. CaCo-2 0.0 Colon ca. HCT-15 0.0 Colon ca. HCT-116 0.0 Colonca. HCC-2998 0.0 Colon ca. SW480 0.0 Colon ca.* SW620 (SW480 met) 0.0Stomach 0.0 Gastric ca. (liver met) NCI-N87 0.0 Heart 0.0 Skeletalmuscle (Fetal) 0.0 Skeletal muscle 0.0 Endothelial cells 0.0 Heart(Fetal) 0.0 Kidney 0.0 Kidney (fetal) 0.0 Renal ca. 786-0 0.0 Renal ca.A498 0.0 Renal ca. ACHN 0.0 Renal ca. TK-10 0.0 Renal ca. UO-31 0.0Renal ca. RXF 393 0.0 Liver 0.0 Liver (fetal) 0.0 Liver ca.(hepatoblast) HepG2 0.0 Lung 0.0 Lung (fetal) 0.0 Lung ca. (non-s. cell)HOP-62 0.0 Lung ca. (large cell)NCI-H460 0.0 Lung ca. (non-s. cell)NCI-H23 0.0 Lung ca. (non-s. cl) NCI-H522 0.0 Lung ca. (non-sm. cell)A549 0.0 Lung ca. (s. cell var.) SHP-77 0.0 Lung ca. (small cell) LX-10.0 Lung ca. (small cell) NCI-H69 12.0 Lung ca. (squam.) SW 900 0.0 Lungca. (squam.) NCI-H596 0.0 Lymph node 0.0 Spleen 0.0 Thymus 0.0 Ovary 0.0Ovarian ca. IGROV-1 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-4 0.0Ovarian ca. OVCAR-5 100.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-8 0.0 Ovarian ca.* (ascites)SK-OV-3 0.0 Pancreas 0.0 Pancreatic ca. CAPAN 2 0.0 Pituitary gland 0.0Placenta 0.0 Prostate 0.0 Prostate ca.* (bone met) PC-3 0.0 Salivarygland 0.0 Trachea 0.0 Spinal cord 0.0 Testis 0.0 Thyroid 0.0 Uterus 0.0Melanoma M14 0.0 Melanoma LOX IMVI 0.0 Melanoma UACC-62 0.0 MelanomaSK-MEL-28 0.0 Melanoma* (met) SK-MEL-5 0.0 Melanoma Hs688(A).T 0.0Melanoma* (met) Hs688(B).T 0.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag497, Run 121136178

TABLE IC Panel 5 Islet Tissue Name A 97457_Patient-02go_adipose 0.097476_Patient-07sk_skeletal muscle 0.0 97477_Patient-07ut_uterus 0.097478_Patient-07pl_placenta 0.0 99167_Bayer Patient 1 0.097482_Patient-08ut_uterus 0.0 97483_Patient-08pl_placenta 0.097486_Patient-09sk_skeletal muscle 0.0 97487_Patient-09ut_uterus 0.097488_Patient-09pl_placenta 0.0 97492_Patient-10ut_uterus 0.097493_Patient-10pl_placenta 12.5 97495_Patient-11go_adipose 0.097496_Patient-11sk_skeletal muscle 6.3 97497_Patient-11ut_uterus 0.097498_Patient-11pl_placenta 0.0 97500_Patient-12go_adipose 0.097501_Patient-12sk_skeletal muscle 100.0 97502_Patient-12ut_uterus 8.197503_Patient-12pl_placenta 0.0 94721_Donor 2 U - A_Mesenchymal StemCells 1.3 94722_Donor 2 U - B_Mesenchymal Stem Cells 0.0 94723_Donor 2U - C_Mesenchymal Stem Cells 0.0 94709_Donor 2 AM - A_adipose 0.094710_Donor 2 AM - B_adipose 0.0 94711_Donor 2 AM - C_adipose 0.094712_Donor 2 AD - A_adipose 0.0 94713_Donor 2 AD - B_adipose 0.094714_Donor 2 AD - C_adipose 0.0 94742_Donor 3 U - A_Mesenchymal StemCells 0.0 94743_Donor 3 U - B_Mesenchymal Stem Cells 0.0 94730_Donor 3AM - A_adipose 10.5 94731_Donor 3 AM - B_adipose 0.0 94732_Donor 3 AM -C_adipose 0.0 94733_Donor 3 AD - A_adipose 0.0 94734_Donor 3 AD -B_adipose 24.1 94735_Donor 3 AD - C_adipose 0.077138_Liver_HepG2untreated 0.0 73556_Heart_Cardiac stromal cells(primary) 0.0 81735_Small Intestine 20.7 72409_Kidney_ProximalConvoluted Tubule 0.0 82685_Small intestine_Duodenum 0.090650_Adrenal_Adrenocortical adenoma 0.0 72410_Kidney_HRCE 0.072411_Kidney_HRE 0.0 73139_Uterus_Uterine smooth muscle cells 0.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag497, Run 323591176Panel 1.1 Summary: Ag497 Low expression of the CG55274-05 gene wasrestricted to the ovarian cancer cell line OVCAR-5 (CT=33.6). Gene orprotein expression levels are useful as a marker to detect the presenceof ovarian cancer. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this geneor its protein product is useful in the treatment of ovarian cancer.Panel 5 Islet Summary: Ag497 Low expression of this gene was mainlydetected in a skeletal muscle sample from a diabetic patient on insulin(CT=33.6). The CG55274-05 gene encodes Diazepam-binding inhibitor, amember of the endozepine/acetyl CoA binding protein (ACBP)/diazepambinding inhibitor (DBI) family. ACBP is known to affect intracellularcalcium levels via release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum in muscle,via the ryanodine receptor, and possibly the mitochondria (Fulceri R,Knudsen J, Giunti R, Volpe P, Nori A, Benedetti A. Fattyacyl-CoA-acyl-CoA-binding protein complexes activate the Ca2+ releasechannel of skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum. Biochem J Jul. 15,1997;325 (Pt 2):423-8; Fulceri R, Giunti R, Knudsen J, Leuzzi R, KardonT, Benedetti A. Rapamycin inhibits activation of ryanodine receptorsfrom skeletal muscle by the fatty acyl CoA-acyl CoA binding proteincomplex. Biochem Biophys Res Commun Oct. 22, 1999;264(2):409-12). Sincethe activity of many metabolic enzymes is regulated by intracellularcalcium, ACBP could play an important role in many aspects of energymetabolism. Furthermore, the peptides produced from ACBP act as hormonesor paracrine factors to influence metabolism globally. One ACBP-derivedpeptide (octadecaneuropeptide: ODN-ACBP33-50) exerts this action throughseveral mechanisms. One mechanism influences nutrient absorption throughthe stimulation of CCK secretion and the subsequent secretion by theexocrine pancreas (Herzig K H; Schon I; Tatemoto K; Ohe Y; Li Y; FolschU R; Owyang C. Diazepam binding inhibitor is a potentcholecystokinin-releasing peptide in the intestine. Proc. Nat. Acad.Sci. 1996; 93: 7927-7932). At the same time ODN inhibitsglucose-stimulated insulin secretion from the endocrine pancreas [10].In addition, intracerebroventricular administration of ODN hasanorexigenic effects in rats (de Mateos-Verchere J G, Leprince J, TononM C, Vaudry H, Costentin J. The octadecaneuropeptide [diazepam-bindinginhibitor (33-50)] exerts potent anorexigenic effects in rodents. Eur JPharmacol Mar. 2, 2001;414(2-3):225-31). Full-length ACBP and peptidesderived from the parent polypeptide participate in several differentfeedback loops influencing metabolism at many levels. Based upon thespecific expression of this gene in skeletal muscle from diabeticpatient and that ODN has broad-ranging effects on physiologic processes,ODN-related peptides from the CG55274-05 gene, encoding an ACBP-likeprotein, are potential protein therapeutics for the treatment ofmetabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes.

J. CG55379-01 and CG55379-04: hNOPE

Expression of gene CG55379-01 and CG55379-04 was assessed using theprimer-probe set Ag902, described in Table JA. Results of the RTQ-PCRruns are shown in Tables JB, JC, JD, JE, JF, JG and JH. TABLE JA ProbeName Ag902 Start SEQ ID Primers Sequences Length Position No Forward5′-atcaaacagctccacatc 21 2289 316 cat-3′ Probe TET-5′-aaaagccagatttc 262324 317 accacagtcaag-3′-TAMRA Reverse 5′-agcgcacagtgtagttga 22 2350 318caat-3′

TABLE JB CNS neurodegeneration v1.0 Tissue Name A AD 1 Hippo 53.2 AD 2Hippo 62.4 AD 3 Hippo 27.0 AD 4 Hippo 38.2 AD 5 Hippo 19.8 AD 6 Hippo63.3 Control 2 Hippo 31.9 Control 4 Hippo 100.0 Control (Path) 3 Hippo28.5 AD 1 Temporal Ctx 50.3 AD 2 Temporal Ctx 56.6 AD 3 Temporal Ctx41.2 AD 4 Temporal Ctx 35.4 AD 5 Inf Temporal Ctx 27.2 AD 5 Sup TemporalCtx 48.0 AD 6 Inf Temporal Ctx 38.7 AD 6 Sup Temporal Ctx 46.0 Control 1Temporal Ctx 17.4 Control 2 Temporal Ctx 25.0 Control 3 Temporal Ctx25.0 Control 3 Temporal Ctx 53.6 Control (Path) 1 Temporal Ctx 23.5Control (Path) 2 Temporal Ctx 27.7 Control (Path) 3 Temporal Ctx 34.9Control (Path) 4 Temporal Ctx 27.2 AD 1 Occipital Ctx 24.8 AD 2Occipital Ctx (Missing) 4.6 AD 3 Occipital Ctx 26.8 AD 4 Occipital Ctx29.3 AD 5 Occipital Ctx 22.4 AD 6 Occipital Ctx 20.9 Control 1 OccipitalCtx 29.1 Control 2 Occipital Ctx 24.3 Control 3 Occipital Ctx 24.8Control 4 Occipital Ctx 56.6 Control (Path) 1 Occipital Ctx 31.2 Control(Path) 2 Occipital Ctx 17.2 Control (Path) 3 Occipital Ctx 26.8 Control(Path) 4 Occipital Ctx 19.5 Control 1 Parietal Ctx 30.1 Control 2Parietal Ctx 41.2 Control 3 Parietal Ctx 28.7 Control (Path) 1 ParietalCtx 25.5 Control (Path) 2 Parietal Ctx 34.6 Control (Path) 3 ParietalCtx 45.4 Control (Path) 4 Parietal Ctx 29.9Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag902, Run 207567448

TABLE JC General screening panel v1.4 Tissue Name A Adipose 2.6Melanoma* Hs688(A).T 9.1 Melanoma* Hs688(B).T 8.7 Melanoma* M14 0.2Melanoma* LOXIMVI 0.0 Melanoma* SK-MEL-5 0.5 Squamous cell carcinomaSCC-4 0.2 Testis Pool 14.2 Prostate ca.* (bone met) PC-3 3.0 ProstatePool 1.6 Placenta 63.3 Uterus Pool 2.4 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3 0.4 Ovarianca: SK-OV-3 4.5 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-4 3.4 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-5 6.9 Ovarianca. IGROV-1 1.4 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-8 14.7 Ovary 26.6 Breast ca. MCF-7 0.4Breast ca. MDA-MB-231 9.9 Breast ca. BT 549 1.2 Breast ca. T47D 12.2Breast ca. MDA-N 0.0 Breast Pool 12.9 Trachea 3.6 Lung 10.6 Fetal Lung75.8 Lung ca. NCI-N417 0.9 Lung ca. LX-1 3.8 Lung ca. NCI-H146 0.3 Lungca. SHP-77 1.6 Lung ca. A549 5.5 Lung ca. NCI-H526 1.1 Lung ca. NCI-H237.3 Lung ca. NCI-H460 0.4 Lung ca. HOP-62 3.1 Lung ca. NCI-H522 47.6Liver 0.0 Fetal Liver 29.1 Liver ca. HepG2 0.2 Kidney Pool 11.0 FetalKidney 22.8 Renal ca. 786-0 0.7 Renal ca. A498 0.6 Renal ca. ACHN 7.2Renal ca. UO-31 45.7 Renal ca. TK-10 32.8 Bladder 3.9 Gastric ca. (livermet.) NCI-N87 0.2 Gastric ca. KATO III 0.1 Colon ca. SW-948 0.2 Colonca. SW480 6.4 Colon ca.* (SW480 met) SW620 4.0 Colon ca. HT29 0.0 Colonca. HCT-116 0.4 Colon ca. CaCo-2 7.0 Colon cancer tissue 4.4 Colon ca.SW1116 0.0 Colon ca. Colo-205 0.1 Colon ca. SW-48 0.0 Colon Pool 6.8Small Intestine Pool 6.4 Stomach Pool 10.9 Bone Marrow Pool 9.6 FetalHeart 7.2 Heart Pool 4.8 Lymph Node Pool 13.5 Fetal Skeletal Muscle 67.8Skeletal Muscle Pool 25.7 Spleen Pool 2.9 Thymus Pool 9.9 CNS cancer(glio/astro) U87-MG 10.2 CNS cancer (glio/astro) U-118-MG 24.7 CNScancer (neuro; met) SK-N-AS 14.0 CNS cancer (astro) SF-539 9.4 CNScancer (astro) SNB-75 39.2 CNS cancer (glio) SNB-19 1.4 CNS cancer(glio) SF-295 4.6 Brain (Amygdala) Pool 8.5 Brain (cerebellum) 6.7 Brain(fetal) 62.0 Brain (Hippocampus) Pool 19.5 Cerebral Cortex Pool 8.7Brain (Substantia nigra) Pool 10.2 Brain (Thalamus) Pool 12.8 Brain(whole) 11.3 Spinal Cord Pool 20.9 Adrenal Gland 32.8 Pituitary glandPool 2.7 Salivary Gland 0.5 Thyroid (female) 6.9 Pancreatic ca. CAPAN2100.0 Pancreas Pool 5.3Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag902, Run 214145283

TABLE JD HASS Panel v1.0 Tissue Name A MCF-7 C1 0.1 MCF-7 C2 0.1 MCF-7C3 0.1 MCF-7 C4 0.1 MCF-7 C5 0.1 MCF-7 C6 0.1 MCF-7 C7 0.1 MCF-7 C9 0.0MCF-7 C10 0.1 MCF-7 C11 0.1 MCF-7 C12 0.2 MCF-7 C13 0.2 MCF-7 C15 0.0MCF-7 C16 0.2 MCF-7 C17 0.2 T24 D1 0.0 T24 D2 0.0 T24 D3 0.1 T24 D4 0.0T24 D5 0.0 T24 D6 0.1 T24 D7 0.1 T24 D9 0.2 T24 D10 0.0 T24 D11 0.2 T24D12 0.1 T24 D13 0.0 T24 D15 0.0 T24 D16 0.1 T24 D17 0.4 CAPaN B1 70.7CAPaN B2 45.1 CAPaN B3 23.3 CAPaN B4 31.6 CAPaN B5 67.4 CAPaN B6 50.3CAPaN B7 34.2 CAPaN B8 69.3 CAPaN B9 78.5 CAPaN B10 47.0 CAPaN B11 79.0CAPaN B12 45.1 CAPaN B13 38.7 CAPaN B14 42.0 CAPaN B15 45.1 CAPaN B1652.9 CAPaN B17 52.9 U87-MG F1 (B) 0.4 U87-MG F2 0.4 U87-MG F3 3.3 U87-MGF4 0.2 U87-MG F5 2.3 U87-MG F6 11.6 U87-MG F7 0.9 U87-MG F8 4.4 U87-MGF9 0.7 U87-MG F10 2.0 U87-MG F11 11.4 U87-MG F12 1.8 U87-MG F13 3.0U87-MG F14 9.7 U87-MG F15 1.5 U87-MG F16 2.4 U87-MG F17 3.0 LnCAP A1 0.1LnCAP A2 0.1 LnCAP A3 0.0 LnCAP A4 0.0 LnCAP A5 0.0 LnCAP A6 0.0 LnCAPA7 0.0 LnCAP A8 0.2 LnCAP A9 0.2 LnCAP A10 0.0 LnCAP A11 0.4 LnCAP A120.0 LnCAP A13 0.0 LnCAP A14 0.2 LnCAP A15 0.3 LnCAP A16 0.1 LnCAP A170.3 Primary Astrocytes 10.0 Primary Renal Proximal Tubule Epithelialcell A2 10.2 Primary melanocytes A5 0.0 126443 - 341 medullo 0.5126444 - 487 medullo 19.6 126445 - 425 medullo 7.5 126446 - 690 medullo14.7 126447 - 54 adult glioma 10.4 126448 - 245 adult glioma 3.6126449 - 317 adult glioma 100.0 126450 - 212 glioma 52.1 126451 - 456glioma 23.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag902, Run 273142965

TABLE JE Panel 2D Tissue Name A B Normal Colon 24.1 28.9 CC Well to ModDiff (ODO3866) 4.1 5.0 CC Margin (ODO3866) 5.9 3.6 CC Gr.2 rectosigmoid(ODO3868) 4.6 4.0 CC Margin (ODO3868) 1.3 1.2 CC Mod Diff (ODO3920) 19.619.5 CC Margin (ODO3920) 6.2 9.3 CC Gr.2 ascend colon (ODO3921) 25.934.2 CC Margin (ODO3921) 6.7 7.2 CC from Partial Hepatectomy (ODO4309)Mets 3.3 2.6 Liver Margin (ODO4309) 0.8 0.6 Colon mets to lung(OD04451-01) 5.0 3.2 Lung Margin (OD04451-02) 0.6 0.0 Normal Prostate6546-1 4.8 3.0 Prostate Cancer (OD04410) 3.5 3.9 Prostate Margin(OD04410) 6.0 6.8 Prostate Cancer (OD04720-01) 0.9 1.2 Prostate Margin(OD04720-02) 6.3 2.4 Normal Lung 061010 16.5 18.6 Lung Met to Muscle(ODO4286) 31.4 28.1 Muscle Margin (ODO4286) 53.6 66.4 Lung MalignantCancer (OD03126) 8.7 10.0 Lung Margin (OD03126) 8.8 4.6 Lung Cancer(OD04404) 7.2 9.2 Lung Margin (OD04404) 6.0 7.9 Lung Cancer (OD04565)4.6 4.3 Lung Margin (OD04565) 1.7 0.9 Lung Cancer (OD04237-01) 22.4 16.8Lung Margin (OD04237-02) 1.5 1.9 Ocular Mel Met to Liver (ODO4310) 1.41.4 Liver Margin (ODO4310) 0.1 0.2 Melanoma Mets to Lung (OD04321) 0.30.6 Lung Margin (OD04321) 1.2 2.1 Normal Kidney 3.6 4.7 Kidney Ca,Nuclear grade 2 (OD04338) 78.5 72.2 Kidney Margin (OD04338) 4.2 6.0Kidney Ca Nuclear grade 1/2 (OD04339) 62.0 54.3 Kidney Margin (OD04339)3.0 2.9 Kidney Ca, Clear cell type (OD04340) 0.5 1.2 Kidney Margin(OD04340) 3.5 3.7 Kidney Ca, Nuclear grade 3 (OD04348) 7.5 9.5 KidneyMargin (OD04348) 3.1 4.2 Kidney Cancer (OD04622-01) 100.0 100.0 KidneyMargin (OD04622-03) 0.0 0.6 Kidney Cancer (OD04450-01) 11.2 12.7 KidneyMargin (OD04450-03) 2.0 3.2 Kidney Cancer 8120607 7.1 6.7 Kidney Margin8120608 0.5 0.8 Kidney Cancer 8120613 1.6 0.9 Kidney Margin 8120614 1.51.2 Kidney Cancer 9010320 90.8 88.3 Kidney Margin 9010321 5.1 4.1 NormalUterus 9.5 6.7 Uterus Cancer 064011 20.9 18.9 Normal Thyroid 42.9 41.2Thyroid Cancer 064010 11.8 16.6 Thyroid Cancer A302152 12.8 9.9 ThyroidMargin A302153 9.5 14.4 Normal Breast 16.5 18.9 Breast Cancer (OD04566)2.5 4.0 Breast Cancer (OD04590-01) 5.7 3.1 Breast Cancer Mets(OD04590-03) 8.2 6.9 Breast Cancer Metastasis (OD04655-05) 5.4 3.4Breast Cancer 064006 11.3 8.4 Breast Cancer 1024 28.7 34.4 Breast Cancer9100266 11.1 12.2 Breast Margin 9100265 21.9 27.9 Breast Cancer A20907327.2 19.5 Breast Margin A209073 20.4 17.1 Normal Liver 0.4 0.3 LiverCancer 064003 0.3 0.8 Liver Cancer 1025 0.0 0.0 Liver Cancer 1026 2.83.2 Liver Cancer 6004-T 0.2 0.4 Liver Tissue 6004-N 2.1 0.3 Liver Cancer6005-T 1.1 3.9 Liver Tissue 6005-N 0.5 0.0 Normal Bladder 13.1 10.7Bladder Cancer 1023 1.2 2.5 Bladder Cancer A302173 3.5 4.7 BladderCancer (OD04718-01) 6.1 7.6 Bladder Normal Adjacent (OD04718-03) 33.924.7 Normal Ovary 43.5 48.0 Ovarian Cancer 064008 32.1 26.4 OvarianCancer (OD04768-07) 4.6 3.3 Ovary Margin (OD04768-08) 5.7 4.7 NormalStomach 13.6 16.7 Gastric Cancer 9060358 12.1 16.5 Stomach Margin9060359 8.5 9.9 Gastric Cancer 9060395 14.5 12.9 Stomach Margin 906039414.1 14.1 Gastric Cancer 9060397 6.3 8.2 Stomach Margin 9060396 3.0 3.3Gastric Cancer 064005 11.9 6.4Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag902, Run 146087175Column B - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag902, Run 151091474

TABLE JF Panel 3D Tissue Name A Daoy- Medulloblastoma 4.8 TE671-Medulloblastoma 39.8 D283 Med- Medulloblastoma 49.3 PFSK-1- PrimitiveNeuroectodermal 0.0 XF-498- CNS 0.0 SNB-78- Glioma 12.6 SF-268-Glioblastoma 0.8 T98G- Glioblastoma 0.0 SK-N-SH- Neuroblastoma(metastasis) 0.5 SF-295- Glioblastoma 1.2 Cerebellum 8.1 Cerebellum 4.4NCI-H292- Mucoepidermoid lung carcinoma 0.7 DMS-114- Small cell lungcancer 9.7 DMS-79- Small cell lung cancer 24.5 NCI-H146- Small cell lungcancer 2.2 NCI-H526- Small cell lung cancer 11.4 NCI-N417- Small celllung cancer 5.3 NCI-H82- Small cell lung cancer 13.1 NCI-H157- Squamouscell lung cancer (metastasis) 0.0 NCI-H1155- Large cell lung cancer 16.2NCI-H1299- Large cell lung cancer 2.4 NCI-H727- Lung carcinoid 1.7NCI-UMC-11- Lung carcinoid 3.1 LX-1- Small cell lung cancer 5.1Colo-205- Colon cancer 1.6 KM12- Colon cancer 0.0 KM20L2- Colon cancer3.4 NCI-H716- Colon cancer 100.0 SW-48- Colon adenocarcinoma 0.0 SW1116-Colon adenocarcinoma 0.0 LS 174T- Colon adenocarcinoma 8.8 SW-948- Colonadenocarcinoma 0.0 SW-480- Colon adenocarcinoma 0.0 NCI-SNU-5- Gastriccarcinoma 5.4 KATO III- Gastric carcinoma 1.9 NCI-SNU-16- Gastriccarcinoma 10.7 NCI-SNU-1- Gastric carcinoma 0.0 RF-1- Gastricadenocarcinoma 0.7 RF-48- Gastric adenocarcinoma 1.4 MKN-45- Gastriccarcinoma 0.9 NCI-N87- Gastric carcinoma 0.0 OVCAR-5- Ovarian carcinoma1.0 RL95-2- Uterine carcinoma 0.0 HelaS3- Cervical adenocarcinoma 0.7 CaSki- Cervical epidermoid carcinoma (metastasis) 0.0 ES-2- Ovarian clearcell carcinoma 0.0 Ramos- Stimulated with PMA/ionomycin 6h 0.0 Ramos-Stimulated with PMA/ionomycin 14h 0.0 MEG-01- Chronic myelogenousleukemia (megokaryoblast) 2.2 Raji- Burkitt's lymphoma 0.0 Daudi-Burkitt's lymphoma 0.8 U266- B-cell plasmacytoma 0.0 CA46- Burkitt'slymphoma 1.3 RL- non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma 0.0 JM1- pre-B-celllymphoma 0.0 Jurkat- T cell leukemia 0.0 TF-1 - Erythroleukemia 0.6 HUT78- T-cell lymphoma 0.8 U937- Histiocytic lymphoma 0.7 KU-812-Myelogenous leukemia 0.0 769-P- Clear cell renal carcinoma 0.0 Caki-2-Clear cell renal carcinoma 5.8 SW 839- Clear cell renal carcinoma 1.7Rhabdoid kidney tumor 25.2 Hs766T- Pancreatic carcinoma (LN metastasis)3.9 CAPAN-1- Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (liver metastasis) 3.1 SU86.86-Pancreatic carcinoma (liver metastasis) 25.9 BxPC-3- Pancreaticadenocarcinoma 0.0 HPAC- Pancreatic adenocarcinoma 2.9 MIA PaCa-2-Pancreatic carcinoma 0.0 CFPAC-1- Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 6.3PANC-1- Pancreatic epithelioid ductal carcinoma 8.5 T24- Bladdercarcinma (transitional cell) 0.0 5637- Bladder carcinoma 0.0 HT-1197-Bladder carcinoma 0.0 UM-UC-3- Bladder carcinma (transitional cell) 0.0A204- Rhabdomyosarcoma 0.5 HT-1080- Fibrosarcoma 3.7 MG-63- Osteosarcoma7.9 SK-LMS-1- Leiomyosarcoma (vulva) 2.2 SJRH30- Rhabdomyosarcoma (metto bone marrow) 33.4 A431- Epidermoid carcinoma 0.0 WM266-4- Melanoma0.8 DU 145- Prostate carcinoma (brain metastasis) 0.8 MDA-MB-468- Breastadenocarcinoma 0.0 SCC-4- Squamous cell carcinoma of tongue 1.3 SCC-9-Squamous cell carcinoma of tongue 0.0 SCC-15- Squamous cell carcinoma oftongue 0.0 CAL 27- Squamous cell carcinoma of tongue 0.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag902, Run 164844768

TABLE JG Panel 4.1D Tissue Name A Secondary Th1 act 0.0 Secondary Th2act 0.0 Secondary Tr1 act 0.2 Secondary Th1 rest 0.2 Secondary Th2 rest0.3 Secondary Tr1 rest 0.0 Primary Th1 act 0.0 Primary Th2 act 0.1Primary Tr1 act 0.0 Primary Th1 rest 0.4 Primary Th2 rest 0.0 PrimaryTr1 rest 0.0 CD45RA CD4 lymphocyte act 1.7 CD45RO CD4 lymphocyte act 0.2CD8 lymphocyte act 0.0 Secondary CD8 lymphocyte rest 0.3 Secondary CD8lymphocyte act 0.0 CD4 lymphocyte none 0.0 2ry Th1/Th2/Tr1_anti-CD95CH11 0.3 LAK cells rest 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-120.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IFN gamma 0.5 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-18 0.7 LAK cellsPMA/ionomycin 0.0 NK Cells IL-2 rest 0.8 Two Way MLR 3 day 0.8 Two WayMLR 5 day 0.0 Two Way MLR 7 day 0.0 PBMC rest 0.0 PBMC PWM 0.0 PBMCPHA-L 0.0 Ramos (B cell) none 0.2 Ramos (B cell) ionomycin 0.0 Blymphocytes PWM 0.0 B lymphocytes CD40L and IL-4 0.2 EOL-1 dbcAMP 0.0EOL-1 dbcAMP PMA/ionomycin 0.0 Dendritic cells none 0.0 Dendritic cellsLPS 100.0 Dendritic cells anti-CD40 0.0 Monocytes rest 0.0 Monocytes LPS0.8 Macrophages rest 6.9 Macrophages LPS 1.0 HUVEC none 0.0 HUVECstarved 0.0 HUVEC IL-1beta 0.0 HUVEC IFN gamma 1.5 HUVEC TNF alpha + IFNgamma 0.0 HUVEC TNF alpha + IL4 0.0 HUVEC IL-11 0.0 Lung MicrovascularEC none 0.4 Lung Microvascular EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.3 MicrovascularDermal EC none 0.0 Microsvasular Dermal EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0Bronchial epithelium TNFalpha + IL1beta 2.4 Small airway epithelium none1.6 Small airway epithelium TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.4 Coronery artery SMCrest 0.9 Coronery artery SMC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 1.4 Astrocytes rest13.3 Astrocytes TNFalpha + IL-1beta 9.8 KU-812 (Basophil) rest 0.0KU-812 (Basophil) PMA/ionomycin 0.0 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) none 0.3CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 Liver cirrhosis 0.1NCI-H292 none 0.5 NCI-H292 IL-4 0.0 NCI-H292 IL-9 1.0 NCI-H292 IL-13 0.0NCI-H292 IFN gamma 0.3 HPAEC none 0.0 HPAEC TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 0.0Lung fibroblast none 4.2 Lung fibroblast TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 14.5 Lungfibroblast IL-4 4.1 Lung fibroblast IL-9 3.0 Lung fibroblast IL-13 4.2Lung fibroblast IFN gamma 4.2 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 rest 3.6 Dermalfibroblast CCD1070 TNF alpha 1.5 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 IL-1 beta 2.2Dermal fibroblast IFN gamma 9.5 Dermal fibroblast IL-4 30.4 DermalFibroblasts rest 6.1 Neutrophils TNFa + LPS 0.0 Neutrophils rest 0.0Colon 0.9 Lung 3.1 Thymus 8.4 Kidney 1.5Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag902, Run 184565260

TABLE JH Panel 5D Tissue Name A 97457_Patient-02go_adipose 2.097476_Patient-07sk_skeletal muscle 12.9 97477_Patient-07ut_uterus 0.097478_Patient-07pl_placenta 39.5 97481_Patient-08sk_skeletal muscle 8.897482_Patient-08ut_uterus 0.8 97483_Patient-08pl_placenta 25.297486_Patient-09sk_skeletal muscle 9.0 97487_Patient-09ut_uterus 2.397488_Patient-09pl_placenta 27.5 97492_Patient-10ut_uterus 0.697493_Patient-10pl_placenta 80.7 97495_Patient-11go_adipose 2.797496_Patient-11sk_skeletal muscle 47.0 97497_Patient-11ut_uterus 0.097498_Patient-11pl_placenta 57.4 97500_Patient-12go_adipose 5.197501_Patient-12sk_skeletal muscle 100.0 97502_Patient-12ut_uterus 1.397503_Patient-12pl_placenta 35.4 94721_Donor 2 U - A_Mesenchymal StemCells 3.5 94722_Donor 2 U - B_Mesenchymal Stem Cells 1.8 94723_Donor 2U - C_Mesenchymal Stem Cells 3.7 94709_Donor 2 AM - A_adipose 1.594710_Donor 2 AM - B_adipose 3.0 94711_Donor 2 AM - C_adipose 3.594712_Donor 2 AD - A_adipose 5.0 94713_Donor 2 AD - B_adipose 6.694714_Donor 2 AD - C_adipose 6.7 94742_Donor 3 U - A_Mesenchymal StemCells 2.8 94743_Donor 3 U - B_Mesenchymal Stem Cells 6.0 94730_Donor 3AM - A_adipose 3.4 94731_Donor 3 AM - B_adipose 2.8 94732_Donor 3 AM -C_adipose 3.1 94733_Donor 3 AD - A_adipose 9.5 94734_Donor 3 AD -B_adipose 3.3 94735_Donor 3 AD - C_adipose 8.077138_Liver_HepG2untreated 6.2 73556_Heart_Cardiac stromal cells(primary) 0.0 81735_Small Intestine 5.0 72409_Kidney_Proximal ConvolutedTubule 2.6 82685_Small intestine_Duodenum 1.290650_Adrenal_Adrenocortical adenoma 4.4 72410_Kidney_HRCE 12.772411_Kidney_HRE 36.9 73139_Uterus_Uterine smooth muscle cells 4.2Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag902, Run 258659600CNS_neurodegeneration_v1.0 Summary: Ag902 Expression of the CG55379-01and CG55379-04 genes was upregulated in the temporal cortex ofAlzheimer's disease patients compared to normal patients. Therefore,therapeutic modulation of the activity of these genes or their proteinproducts using nucleic acid, protein, antibody and small molecule drugsis useful decreasing neuronal death that accompanies Alzheimer'sdisease.General_screening_panel_v1.4 Summary: Ag902 Highest expression of thesegenes was detected in pancreatic cancer cell line CAPAN2 (CT=27).Moderate levels of expression of these genes were also seen in clusterof cell lines derived from gastric, colon, lung, renal, breast, ovarian,prostate, and brain cancers and melanomas. Gene or protein expressionlevels are useful as a marker to detect the presence of these cancers.Therapeutic modulation of the activity of these genes using nucleicacid, protein, antibody or small molecule drugs will be effective in thetreatment of pancreatic, gastric, colon, lung, renal, breast, ovarian,prostate, melanoma and brain cancers.

Among tissues with metabolic or endocrine function, these genes wereexpressed at moderate levels in pancreas, adipose, adrenal gland,thyroid, pituitary gland, skeletal muscle, heart, fetal liver and thegastrointestinal tract. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of thesegenes or their protein products is useful in the treatment ofendocrine/metabolically related diseases, such as obesity and diabetes.

In addition, these gene variants were expressed at moderate levels inall regions of the central nervous system examined, including amygdala,hippocampus, substantia nigra, thalamus, cerebellum, cerebral cortex,and spinal cord. The protein encoded by this gene is a homolog of mouseNOPE protein, which functions as a guidance receptor in the developingCNS (Salbaum J M, Kappen C., 2000, Cloning and expression of nope, a newmouse gene of the immunoglobulin superfamily related to guidancereceptors. Genomics. 64(l):15-23, PMID: 10708514). Therapeuticmodulation of the activity of these genes or their protein products isuseful in the treatment of central nervous system disorders such asAlzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis,schizophrenia and depression.

Expression of these genes was higher in fetal tissues relative to adulttissues, especially in fetal liver, lung, and brain. The relativeoverexpression of these genes in fetal tissue indicates that the encodedproteins may enhance liver, lung and brain growth or development in thefetus and thus may also act in a regenerative capacity in the adult.Therefore, therapeutic modulation of these genes and/or encoded proteinsis useful in treatment of liver, lung and brain related diseases.

HASS Panel v1.0 Summary: Ag902 Highest expression of the CG55379-01 andCG55379-04 genes was detected in glioma (CT=28). Moderate to low levelsof expression of these variants were also seen in pancreatic cancer cellline CAPaN and glioblastoma/astrocytoma cell lines. The expression ofthese genes was not altered by oxygen deprivation, acidic conditions ora serum-starved environment. Therapeutic modulation of the activity ofthese variants are useful in the treatment of pancreatic cancer,medulloblastoma and glioma.

Panel 2D Summary: Ag902 Highest expression of these genes was detectedin a kidney cancer sample (CTs=30). The CG55379-01 and CG55379-04 geneswere overexpressed in 7/9 kidney cancer and 2/4 colon cancer samplesrelative to the corresponding normal adjacent tissues. Gene or proteinexpression levels are useful in the diagnosis of kidney and coloncancer. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of these variants ortheir protein products using nucleic acid, protein, antibody and smallmolecule drugs are useful in the treatment of kidney cancer.

Panel 3D Summary: Ag902 Highest expression of the CG55379-01 andCG55379-04 genes was detected in a colon cancer cell line (CT=30). Thesevariants were also expressed in cancer cell lines derived from kidney,lung, brain, pancreas and bone cancers. This observation indicates apossible role for this gene in the pathogenesis of these cancers. Pleasesee panel 2D for further discussion of this gene.

Panel 4.1D Summary: Ag902 Highest expression of these genes was detectedin activated dendritic cells (CT=30). The expression of these variantswas also induced in LPS-stimulated dendritic cells and inIL-4-stimulated dermal fibroblasts. Low expression of this gene was alsoseen in astrocytes and normal thymus. The CG55379-01 and CG55379-04genes encodes variants homologous to the mouse NOPE protein, a guidancereceptors (Salbaum J M, Kappen C., 2000, Cloning and expression of nope,a new mouse gene of the immunoglobulin superfamily related to guidancereceptors. Genomics. 64(1):15-23, PMID: 10708514). These proteins mayact as a receptor for dendritic cells and dermal fibroblasts and maycontrol interactions between these cells and other cell types duringantigen presentation or apoptosis similar to netrins (Livesey F. J.,1999, Netrins and netrin receptors. Cell Mol. Life Sci. 56: 62-68, PMID:11213262). Therapeutic modulation of the activity of these variants ortheir protein products are useful in blocking inflammation in diseasessuch as asthma, arthritis, psoriasis, allergy and other diseases inwhich dendritic cell or dermal fibroblasts play important roles.

Panel 5D Summary: Ag902 Highest expression of these genes was seen inplacenta of a diabetic patient on insulin (CT=32.3). Significantexpression of these genes were also seen in placenta from diabetic andnon-diabetic patients. Please see panel 1.4 for further discussion ofthis gene.

K. CG55688-01: Cyr61

Expression of gene CG55688-01 was assessed using the primer-probe setAg1148, described in Table KA. Results of the RTQ-PCR runs are shown inTables KB, KC, KD, KE, KF and KG. TABLE KA Probe Name Ag1148 Start SEQID Primers Sequences Length Position No Forward 5′-gtgtctgtgagaggcagc 221683 319 tatc-3′ Probe TET-5′-tgcactctaaactg 29 1705 320 caaacagaaatcagg-3′-TAMRA Reverse 5′-ccccaaaagctacatttt 22 1758 321 gata-3′

TABLE KB HASS Panel v1.0 Tissue Name A MCF-7 C1 1.4 MCF-7 C2 0.8 MCF-7C3 0.3 MCF-7 C4 0.7 MCF-7 C5 0.4 MCF-7 C6 0.8 MCF-7 C7 0.3 MCF-7 C9 1.0MCF-7 C10 0.3 MCF-7 C11 0.1 MCF-7 C12 0.5 MCF-7 C13 0.3 MCF-7 C15 0.7MCF-7 C16 3.7 MCF-7 C17 2.4 T24 D1 65.5 T24 D2 47.3 T24 D3 34.2 T24 D497.9 T24 D5 38.7 T24 D6 100.0 T24 D7 52.1 T24 D9 33.2 T24 D10 20.7 T24D11 35.8 T24 D12 92.7 T24 D13 29.3 T24 D15 67.8 T24 D16 74.7 T24 D1762.9 CAPaN B1 1.7 CAPaN B2 1.2 CAPaN B3 0.3 CAPaN B4 0.7 CAPaN B5 0.6CAPaN B6 2.7 CAPaN B7 1.2 CAPaN B8 0.3 CAPaN B9 2.1 CAPaN B10 2.4 CAPaNB11 1.1 CAPaN B12 3.4 CAPaN B13 2.3 CAPaN B14 0.4 CAPaN B15 2.7 CAPaNB16 3.7 CAPaN B17 6.7 U87-MG F1 (B) 0.3 U87-MG F2 0.9 U87-MG F3 0.5U87-MG F4 1.8 U87-MG F5 21.8 U87-MG F6 1.3 U87-MG F7 1.8 U87-MG F8 0.2U87-MG F9 5.0 U87-MG F10 4.0 U87-MG F11 1.4 U87-MG F12 20.3 U87-MG F132.8 U87-MG F14 0.4 U87-MG F15 16.7 U87-MG F16 25.7 U87-MG F17 34.2 LnCAPA1 1.4 LnCAP A2 0.7 LnCAP A3 0.5 LnCAP A4 0.7 LnCAP A5 0.4 LnCAP A6 1.3LnCAP A7 0.4 LnCAP A8 0.6 LnCAP A9 0.3 LnCAP A10 1.2 LnCAP A11 1.2 LnCAPA12 0.2 LnCAP A13 0.4 LnCAP A14 0.1 LnCAP A15 0.1 LnCAP A16 0.7 LnCAPA17 0.6 Primary Astrocytes 52.1 Primary Renal Proximal Tubule Epithelialcell A2 14.0 Primary melanocytes A5 25.2 126443 - 341 medullo 0.1126444 - 487 medullo 1.7 126445 - 425 medullo 1.7 126446 - 690 medullo0.4 126447 - 54 adult glioma 29.7 126448 - 245 adult glioma 2.6 126449 -317 adult glioma 2.4 126450 - 212 glioma 6.8 126451 - 456 glioma 0.3Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1148, Run 268362647

TABLE KC PGI1.0 Tissue Name A 162191_Normal Lung 1 (IBS) 0.8 160468_MDlung 1.3 156629_MD Lung 13 0.3 162570_Normal Lung 4 (Aastrand) 0.8162571_Normal Lung 3 (Aastrand) 0.0 162187_Fibrosis Lung 2 (GenomicCollaborative) 9.3 151281_Fibrosis lung 11(Ardais) 78.5 162186_FibrosisLung 1 (Genomic Collaborative) 93.3 162190_Asthma Lung 4 (GenomicCollaborative) 17.8 160467_Asthma Lung 13 (MD) 0.7 137027_Emphysema Lung1 (Ardais) 0.8 137028_Emphysema Lung 2 (Ardais) 3.5 137040_EmphysemaLung 3 (Ardais) 24.1 137041_Emphysema Lung 4 (Ardais) 3.4137043_Emphysema Lung 5 (Ardais) 12.5 142817_Emphysema Lung 6 (Ardais)34.2 142818_Emphysema Lung 7 (Ardais) 16.7 142819_Emphysema Lung 8(Ardais) 36.9 142820_Emphysema Lung 9 (Ardais) 3.2 142821_Emphysema Lung10 (Ardais) 21.0 162185_Emphysema Lung 12 (Ardais) 73.7 162184_EmphysemaLung 13 (Ardais) 44.4 162183_Emphysema Lung 14 (Ardais) 100.0162188_Emphysema Lung 15 (Genomic Collaborative) 65.1 162177_NAT UCColon 1 (Ardais) 4.9 162176_UC Colon 1 (Ardais) 8.1 162179_NAT UC Colon2(Ardais) 4.4 162178_UC Colon 2(Ardais) 36.3 162181_NAT UC Colon3(Ardais) 31.6 162180_UC Colon 3(Ardais) 24.5 162182_NAT UC Colon 4(Ardais) 2.7 137042_UC Colon 1108 4.8 137029_UC Colon 8215 14.4137031_UC Colon 8217 33.9 137036_UC Colon 1137 10.2 137038_UC Colon 149143.2 137039_UC Colon 1546 92.0 162593_Crohn's 47751 (NDRI) 0.2162594_NAT Crohn's 47751 (NDRI) 0.9Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1148, Run 398125354

TABLE KD Panel 1.3D Tissue Name A Liver adenocarcinoma 4.5 Pancreas 1.8Pancreatic ca. CAPAN 2 0.6 Adrenal gland 6.3 Thyroid 11.2 Salivary gland1.5 Pituitary gland 1.3 Brain (fetal) 0.8 Brain (whole) 1.4 Brain(amygdala) 0.8 Brain (cerebellum) 0.1 Brain (hippocampus) 5.9 Brain(substantia nigra) 1.7 Brain (thalamus) 1.2 Cerebral Cortex 1.5 Spinalcord 2.0 glio/astro U87-MG 0.7 glio/astro U-118-MG 19.6 astrocytomaSW1783 21.8 neuro*; met SK-N-AS 0.8 astrocytoma SF-539 16.3 astrocytomaSNB-75 11.3 glioma SNB-19 8.4 glioma U251 10.2 glioma SF-295 5.6 Heart(fetal) 28.9 Heart 9.5 Skeletal muscle (fetal) 14.1 Skeletal muscle 3.3Bone marrow 1.7 Thymus 1.2 Spleen 12.6 Lymph node 21.3 Colorectal 8.6Stomach 5.2 Small intestine 9.9 Colon ca. SW480 2.6 Colon ca.*SW620(SW480 met) 0.1 Colon ca. HT29 0.1 Colon ca. HCT-116 1.0 Colon ca.CaCo-2 0.7 Colon ca. tissue(ODO3866) 9.8 Colon ca. HCC-2998 0.6 Gastricca.* (liver met) NCI-N87 3.0 Bladder 2.5 Trachea 17.9 Kidney 1.8 Kidney(fetal) 9.9 Renal ca. 786-0 13.0 Renal ca. A498 11.1 Renal ca. RXF 39320.2 Renal ca. ACHN 17.2 Renal ca. UO-31 26.1 Renal ca. TK-10 10.2 Liver1.0 Liver (fetal) 8.0 Liver ca. (hepatoblast) HepG2 0.9 Lung 45.4 Lung(fetal) 34.9 Lung ca. (small cell) LX-1 0.1 Lung ca. (small cell)NCI-H69 0.0 Lung ca. (s. cell var.) SHP-77 0.0 Lung ca. (largecell)NCI-H460 0.2 Lung ca. (non-sm. cell) A549 0.2 Lung ca. (non-s.cell) NCI-H23 2.8 Lung ca. (non-s. cell) HOP-62 1.9 Lung ca. (non-s. cl)NCI-H522 12.2 Lung ca. (squam.) SW 900 2.7 Lung ca. (squam.) NCI-H5960.0 Mammary gland 45.4 Breast ca.* (pl. ef) MCF-7 0.1 Breast ca.* (pl.ef) MDA-MB-231 16.7 Breast ca.* (pl. ef) T47D 1.3 Breast ca. BT-549 11.1Breast ca. MDA-N 0.3 Ovary 16.3 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3 1.6 Ovarian ca.OVCAR-4 12.7 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-5 1.9 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-8 12.6 Ovarianca. IGROV-1 1.8 Ovarian ca.* (ascites) SK-OV-3 3.5 Uterus 11.0 Placenta9.0 Prostate 5.7 Prostate ca.* (bone met)PC-3 1.9 Testis 3.8 MelanomaHs688(A).T 100.0 Melanoma* (met) Hs688(B).T 88.3 Melanoma UACC-62 0.2Melanoma M14 0.1 Melanoma LOX IMVI 3.1 Melanoma* (met) SK-MEL-5 0.1Adipose 45.4Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1148, Run 151759893

TABLE KE Panel 2D Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1148, Run 145375638 ColumnB - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1148, Run 147104767 Tissue Name A B Normal Colon 5.015.7 CC Well to Mod Diff (ODO3866) 3.9 14.6 CC Margin (ODO3866) 9.0 23.7CC Gr. 2 rectosigmoid (ODO3868) 0.7 1.7 CC Margin (ODO3868) 3.3 5.6 CCMod Diff (ODO3920) 0.4 1.0 CC Margin (ODO3920) 3.0 5.9 CC Gr. 2 ascendcolon (ODO3921) 67.4 14.3 CC Margin (ODO3921) 3.5 11.3 CC from PartialHepatectomy 2.3 6.0 (ODO4309) Mets Liver Margin (ODO4309) 0.9 3.5 Colonmets to lung (OD04451-01) 4.2 3.9 Lung Margin (OD04451-02) 1.7 3.5Normal Prostate 6546-1 4.9 5.1 Prostate Cancer (OD04410) 21.9 29.9Prostate Margin (OD04410) 39.2 30.8 Prostate Cancer (OD04720-01) 9.7 8.6Prostate Margin (OD04720-02) 49.3 44.4 Normal Lung 061010 19.3 21.5 LungMet to Muscle (ODO4286) 2.8 2.6 Muscle Margin (ODO4286) 12.3 8.0 LungMalignant Cancer (OD03126) 10.0 1.0 Lung Margin (OD03126) 17.6 32.3 LungCancer (OD04404) 4.7 11.7 Lung Margin (OD04404) 3.0 7.2 Lung Cancer(OD04565) 4.0 2.8 Lung Margin (OD04565) 11.8 4.7 Lung Cancer(OD04237-01) 5.1 5.1 Lung Margin (OD04237-02) 7.2 21.6 Ocular Mel Met toLiver (ODO4310) 1.2 0.7 Liver Margin (ODO4310) 6.9 5.2 Melanoma Mets toLung (OD04321) 3.0 2.9 Lung Margin (OD04321) 33.2 37.4 Normal Kidney11.2 21.5 Kidney Ca, Nuclear grade 2 11.8 17.2 (OD04338) Kidney Margin(OD04338) 17.8 34.6 Kidney Ca Nuclear grade ½ 2.6 5.2 (OD04339) KidneyMargin (OD04339) 15.8 15.4 Kidney Ca, Clear cell type (OD04340) 100.059.0 Kidney Margin (OD04340) 36.1 57.0 Kidney Ca, Nuclear grade 3 2.62.0 (OD04348) Kidney Margin (OD04348) 25.3 14.5 Kidney Cancer(OD04622-01) 32.8 15.5 Kidney Margin (OD04622-03) 6.2 3.7 Kidney Cancer(OD04450-01) 12.5 9.1 Kidney Margin (OD04450-03) 19.5 14.8 Kidney Cancer8120607 3.8 2.9 Kidney Margin 8120608 6.3 6.6 Kidney Cancer 8120613 0.60.7 Kidney Margin 8120614 1.1 4.0 Kidney Cancer 9010320 4.3 14.6 KidneyMargin 9010321 4.7 6.7 Normal Uterus 33.2 25.5 Uterus Cancer 064011 72.744.1 Normal Thyroid 8.6 11.2 Thyroid Cancer 064010 8.4 5.0 ThyroidCancer A302152 5.5 4.9 Thyroid Margin A302153 40.1 35.4 Normal Breast25.3 23.2 Breast Cancer (OD04566) 4.2 2.5 Breast Cancer (OD04590-01) 1.53.8 Breast Cancer Mets 16.4 9.7 (OD04590-03) Breast Cancer Metastasis3.1 2.3 (OD04655-05) Breast Cancer 064006 5.0 5.3 Breast Cancer 1024 1.65.1 Breast Cancer 9100266 5.2 3.9 Breast Margin 9100265 6.7 5.1 BreastCancer A209073 8.8 5.6 Breast Margin A209073 1.0 1.8 Normal Liver 0.60.6 Liver Cancer 064003 0.2 0.8 Liver Cancer 1025 1.6 4.7 Liver Cancer1026 1.4 3.6 Liver Cancer 6004-T 2.2 4.1 Liver Tissue 6004-N 0.3 2.1Liver Cancer 6005-T 2.0 4.4 Liver Tissue 6005-N 0.8 1.8 Normal Bladder6.2 8.9 Bladder Cancer 1023 3.8 4.6 Bladder Cancer A302173 0.8 2.4Bladder Cancer (OD04718-01) 6.2 9.7 Bladder Normal Adjacent 50.0 100.0(OD04718-03) Normal Ovary 1.6 7.5 Ovarian Cancer 064008 26.1 69.3Ovarian Cancer (OD04768-07) 7.7 18.0 Ovary Margin (OD04768-08) 75.8 62.0Normal Stomach 2.6 8.0 Gastric Cancer 9060358 0.5 1.5 Stomach Margin9060359 2.5 7.0 Gastric Cancer 9060395 1.5 6.0 Stomach Margin 90603942.1 8.7 Gastric Cancer 9060397 4.4 16.7 Stomach Margin 9060396 0.6 1.9Gastric Cancer 064005 2.0 7.0

TABLE KF Panel 3D Tissue Name A Daoy- Medulloblastoma 15.3 TE671-Medulloblastoma 0.0 D283 Med- Medulloblastoma 1.5 PFSK-1- PrimitiveNeuroectodermal 3.4 XF-498- CNS 22.1 SNB-78- Glioma 25.2 SF-268-Glioblastoma 60.3 T98G- Glioblastoma 19.2 SK-N-SH- Neuroblastoma(metastasis) 13.0 SF-295- Glioblastoma 3.5 Cerebellum 0.3 Cerebellum 0.1NCI-H292- Mucoepidermoid lung carcinoma 100.0 DMS-114- Small cell lungcancer 2.7 DMS-79- Small cell lung cancer 0.2 NCI-H146- Small cell lungcancer 0.0 NCI-H526- Small cell lung cancer 0.0 NCI-N417- Small celllung cancer 0.0 NCI-H82- Small cell lung cancer 0.1 NCI-H157- Squamouscell lung cancer (metastasis) 42.0 NCI-H1155- Large cell lung cancer 0.5NCI-H1299- Large cell lung cancer 23.5 NCI-H727- Lung carcinoid 0.3NCI-UMC-11- Lung carcinoid 0.1 LX-1- Small cell lung cancer 0.0Colo-205- Colon cancer 0.0 KM12- Colon cancer 0.9 KM20L2- Colon cancer0.2 NCI-H716- Colon cancer 1.0 SW-48- Colon adenocarcinoma 0.0 SW1116-Colon adenocarcinoma 0.5 LS 174T- Colon adenocarcinoma 0.8 SW-948- Colonadenocarcinoma 0.0 SW-480- Colon adenocarcinoma 0.0 NCI-SNU-5- Gastriccarcinoma 3.5 KATO III- Gastric carcinoma 0.7 NCI-SNU-16- Gastriccarcinoma 6.3 NCI-SNU-1- Gastric carcinoma 0.4 KF-1- Gastricadenocarcinoma 0.0 RF-48- Gastric adenocarcinoma 0.0 MKN-45- Gastriccarcinoma 1.6 NCI-N87- Gastric carcinoma 1.0 OVCAR-5- Ovarian carcinoma0.9 RL95-2- Uterine carcinoma 1.4 HelaS3- Cervical adenocarcinoma 1.6 CaSki- Cervical epidermoid carcinoma (metastasis) 52.9 ES-2- Ovarian clearcell carcinoma 26.8 Ramos- Stimulated with PMA/ionomycin 6 h 0.0 Ramos-Stimulated with PMA/ionomycin 14 h 0.1 MEG-01- Chronic myelogenousleukemia (megokaryoblast) 0.9 Raji- Burkitt's lymphoma 0.1 Daudi-Burkitt's lymphoma 0.2 U266- B-cell plasmacytoma 0.0 CA46- Burkitt'slymphoma 0.0 RL- non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma 0.0 JM1- pre-B-celllymphoma 0.0 Jurkat- T cell leukemia 0.0 TF-1- Erythroleukemia 0.3 HUT78- T-cell lymphoma 0.0 U937- Histiocytic lymphoma 0.0 KU-812-Myelogenous leukemia 0.2 769-P- Clear cell renal carcinoma 17.7 Caki-2-Clear cell renal carcinoma 1.7 SW 839- Clear cell renal carcinoma 71.7Rhabdoid kidney tumor 3.0 Hs766T- Pancreatic carcinoma (LN metastasis)15.4 CAPAN-1- Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (liver metastasis) 6.9 SU86.86-Pancreatic carcinoma (liver metastasis) 14.6 BxPC-3- Pancreaticadenocarcinoma 3.6 HPAC- Pancreatic adenocarcinoma 4.0 MIA PaCa-2-Pancreatic carcinoma 3.4 CFPAC-1- Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 28.3PANC-1- Pancreatic epithelioid ductal carcinoma 16.2 T24- Bladdercarcinma (transitional cell) 12.1 5637- Bladder carcinoma 3.1 HT-1197-Bladder carcinoma 14.6 UM-UC-3- Bladder carcinma (transitional cell) 4.6A204- Rhabdomyosarcoma 0.7 HT-1080- Fibrosarcoma 15.8 MG-63-Osteosarcoma 53.2 SK-LMS-1- Leiomyosarcoma (vulva) 55.5 SJRH30-Rhabdomyosarcoma (met to bone marrow) 1.7 A431- Epidermoid carcinoma 1.6WM266-4- Melanoma 0.5 DU 145- Prostate carcinoma (brain metastasis) 1.8MDA-MB-468- Breast adenocarcinoma 1.8 SCC-4- Squamous cell carcinoma oftongue 1.3 SCC-9- Squamous cell carcinoma of tongue 1.0 SCC-15- Squamouscell carcinoma of tongue 1.3 CAL 27- Squamous cell carcinoma of tongue20.7Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1148, Run 163476715

TABLE KG Panel 4D Tissue Name A Secondary Th1 act 0.0 Secondary Th2 act0.0 Secondary Tr1 act 0.0 Secondary Th1 rest 0.0 Secondary Th2 rest 0.0Secondary Tr1 rest 0.0 Primary Th1 act 0.1 Primary Th2 act 0.3 PrimaryTr1 act 0.5 Primary Th1 rest 0.5 Primary Th2 rest 0.4 Primary Tr1 rest0.1 CD45RA CD4 lymphocyte act 39.0 CD45RO CD4 lymphocyte act 0.1 CD8lymphocyte act 0.1 Secondary CD8 lymphocyte rest 0.0 Secondary CD8lymphocyte act 0.0 CD4 lymphocyte none 0.0 2ry Th1/Th2/Tr1_anti-CD95CH11 0.3 LAK cells rest 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 0.1 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-120.3 LAK cells IL-2 + IFN gamma 0.4 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-18 0.0 LAK cellsPMA/ionomycin 0.3 NK Cells IL-2 rest 0.0 Two Way MLR 3 day 0.1 Two WayMLR 5 day 0.2 Two Way MLR 7 day 0.0 PBMC rest 0.0 PBMC PWM 0.4 PBMCPHA-L 0.3 Ramos (B cell) none 0.7 Ramos (B cell) ionomycin 1.4 Blymphocytes PWM 1.0 B lymphocytes CD40L and IL-4 0.6 EOL-1 dbcAMP 0.3EOL-1 dbcAMP PMA/ionomycin 0.4 Dendritic cells none 0.0 Dendritic cellsLPS 0.0 Dendritic cells anti-CD40 0.1 Monocytes rest 0.1 Monocytes LPS0.1 Macrophages rest 0.2 Macrophages LPS 0.0 HUVEC none 49.3 HUVECstarved 41.2 HUVEC IL-1beta 17.7 HUVEC IFN gamma 40.3 HUVEC TNF alpha +IFN gamma 30.1 HUVEC TNF alpha + IL4 42.6 HUVEC IL-11 19.8 LungMicrovascular EC none 63.7 Lung Microvascular EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta46.7 Microvascular Dermal EC none 93.3 Microsvasular Dermal ECTNFalpha + IL-1beta 71.7 Bronchial epithelium TNFalpha + IL1beta 16.7Small airway epithelium none 5.3 Small airway epithelium TNFalpha +IL-1beta 29.5 Coronery artery SMC rest 46.0 Coronery artery SMCTNFalpha + IL-1beta 48.0 Astrocytes rest 13.0 Astrocytes TNFalpha +IL-1beta 28.7 KU-812 (Basophil) rest 0.2 KU-812 (Basophil) PMA/ionomycin0.7 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) none 4.5 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) TNFalpha +IL-1beta 12.7 Liver cirrhosis 7.1 Lupus kidney 2.5 NCI-H292 none 23.7NCI-H292 IL-4 12.3 NCI-H292 IL-9 11.7 NCI-H292 IL-13 12.2 NCI-H292 IFNgamma 13.5 HPAEC none 42.3 HPAEC TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 51.8 Lungfibroblast none 24.8 Lung fibroblast TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 6.7 Lungfibroblast IL-4 41.8 Lung fibroblast IL-9 32.8 Lung fibroblast IL-1389.5 Lung fibroblast IFN gamma 69.3 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 rest 100.0Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 TNF alpha 77.9 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 IL-1beta 95.3 Dermal fibroblast IFN gamma 5.8 Dermal fibroblast IL-4 8.0 IBDColitis 2 3.0 IBD Crohn's 5.3 Colon 2.5 Lung 11.4 Thymus 9.1 Kidney 2.6Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1148, Run 145386435HASS Panel v1.0 Summary: Ag1148 Expression of the CG55688-01 gene washighest in T24 cells (CT=27.9). This gene was also expressed atsignificant level in CaPaN and U87 cancer cell lines, as well as inprimary astrocytes, renal epithelial cells and melanocytes in culture.Gene expression was induced by a combination of low oxygen tension andacidic pH in U8 cell lines, suggesting a regulation in vivo may alsooccur in regions of low pH and low oxygen. Therapeutic modulation of theactivity of this gene or its protein product is useful in the treatmentof cancer.PGI1.0 Summary: Ag1148 Highest expression of this gene was detected inemphysema lung (CT=25.2). High expression of this gene was also detectedin lung fibrosis, asthma, emphysema and ulcerative colitis samples.Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or its proteinproduct using nucleic acid, protein, antibody or small molecule drugs isuseful in the treatment of lung fibrosis, asthma, emphysema andulcerative colitis.Panel 1.3D Summary: Ag1148 The expression of this gene was highest in asample derived from a melanoma cell line (Hs.688(A).T) (CT=27). Inaddition, there is significant expression in a related melanoma cellline (Hs.688(B).T) as well as a cluster of brain cancer cell lines andrenal cancer cell lines. T Therapeutic modulation of the activity ofthis gene or its protein product is useful in the treatment of melanoma,renal cancer or brain cancer.

This panel shows significant expression of this gene in metabolictissues, including adipose, pancreas, adrenal, thyroid, pituitary,skeletal muscle and adult and fetal liver. The CG55688-01 gene encodesCYR61, which belongs to the insulin-like growth factor binding proteinfamily and may play myriad roles in metabolic regulation. Therapeuticmodulation of the activity of this gene or its protein product usingnucleic acid, protein, antibody or small molecule drugs is useful forthe treatment of metabolic and endocrine diseases, including obesity andTypes 1 and 2 diabetes.

In addition, this gene was expressed at low levels in several brainregions including hippocampus, cortex, substantia nigra, thalamus,amygdala, and the fetal brain. Cry61 is an immediate early gene that hasbeen implicated in memory formation and synaptic plasticity (Albrecht C,von Der Kammer H, Mayhaus M, Klaudiny J, Schweizer M, Nitsch R M.Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors induce the expression of theimmediate early growth regulatory gene CYR61. J Biol Chem Sep. 15,2000;275(37):28929-36). It has also been shown to be upregulated duringthe development of the hippocampus, which is a critical brain region forthe formation of long-term memory (Chung K C, Ahn Y S. Expression ofimmediate early gene cyr61 during the differentiation of immortalizedembryonic hippocampal neuronal cells. Neurosci Lett Oct. 23,1998;255(3): 155-8). Therefore, this gene, expressed protein, antibodiesor small molecule drug targeting this gene or gene product is useful inthe treatment of dementia (Alzheimer's, vascular, etc) or for memoryenhancement.

Panel 2D Summary: Ag1148 Highest expression of this gene was found innormal bladder tissue and a kidney cancer sample (CTs=28). In addition,there was significant expression of this gene associated with ovarianand prostate derived tissues and a number of kidney samples. Therapeuticmodulation of the activity of this gene or its protein product is usefulin the treatment of kidney cancer, ovarian cancer or prostate cancer.

Panel 3D Summary: Ag1148 Highest expression of this gene was detected inlung cancer cell line NCI-H292 (CT=28). Significant expression of thisgene was also seen in a number of cancer cell lines derived from brain,renal, pancreatic, bladder cancers and sarcomas. Therapeutic modulationof the activity of this gene or its protein product is useful in thetreatment of these cancers.

Panel 4D Summary: Ag1148 This gene, a Cyr61 homolog, was expressed atmoderate levels (CTs=28-32) in resting and cytokine-stimulated HUVEC,lung microvascular endothelial cells, coronary artery smooth musclecells, bronchial epithelial cells, small airway epithelial cells,astrocytes, pulmonary artery endothelial cells, lung fibroblasts, anddermal fibroblasts. Based upon this expression pattern and a role forCyr61 in vascular biology (Babic A M, Kireeva M L, Kolesnikova T V, LauL F CYR61, a product of a growth factor-inducible immediate early gene,promotes angiogenesis and tumor growth. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA May 26,1998;95(11):6355-60), therapeutic modulation of the acitivity of thisgene or its protein product is useful in the treatment of inflammatoryor autoimmune diseases, including Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis,multiple sclerosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma,emphysema, rheumatoid arthritis, or psoriasis.

L. CG56768-01: Wnt-5A

Expression of gene CG56768-01 was assessed using the primer-probe setAg1450, described in Table LA. Results of the RTQ-PCR runs are shown inTables LB, LC, LD and LE. TABLE LA Probe Name Ag1450 Start SEQ IDPrimers Sequences Length Position No Forward 5′-ccaagttcttcctagtgg 22 82 322 cttt-3′ Probe TET-5′-tttctccttcgccc 26 113 323aggttgtaattg-3′-TAMRA Reverse 5′-atacctagcgaccaccaa 22 145 324 gaat-3′

TABLE LB Ardais Panel 1.1 Tissue Name A Lung adenocarcinoma SI A 9.0Lung adenocarcinoma SI B 3.0 Lung adenocarcinoma SI B NAT 2.5 Lungadenocarcinoma SI C 0.6 Lung adenocarcinoma SI C NAT 2.3 Lungadenocarcinoma SII A 1.1 Lung adenocarcinoma SII A NAT 2.2 Lungadenocarcinoma SII C NAT 5.9 Lung adenocarcinoma SIII A 5.5 Lungadenocarcinoma SIII B 2.8 Lung adenocarcinoma SIII C 7.7 Lung SCC SI A1.8 Lung SCC SI B NAT 3.2 Lung SCC SI C 1.1 Lung SCC SI C NAT 11.8 LungSCC SI D 100.0 Lung SCC SI D NAT 0.5 Lung SCC SII A 3.8 Lung SCC SII B1.3 Lung SCC SIII A 3.0 Lung SCC SIII A NAT 1.3Column A Rel. Exp. (%) Agl450, Run 306913817

TABLE LC Panel 1.2 Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1450, Run 140179432 ColumnB - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1450, Run 140448122 Tissue Name A B Endothelialcells 0.5 0.5 Heart (Fetal) 1.5 2.1 Pancreas 0.2 0.6 Pancreatic ca.CAPAN 2 0.0 0.0 Adrenal Gland 0.9 1.2 Thyroid 0.3 0.3 Salivary gland21.6 20.0 Pituitary gland 2.3 0.2 Brain (fetal) 0.2 0.1 Brain (whole)0.1 0.1 Brain (amygdala) 0.4 0.5 Brain (cerebellum) 0.6 0.4 Brain(hippocampus) 1.2 1.4 Brain (thalamus) 0.6 0.6 Cerebral Cortex 3.3 4.6Spinal cord 0.2 0.1 glio/astro U87-MG 51.8 64.6 glio/astro U-118-MG 46.355.5 astrocytoma SW1783 13.4 14.1 neuro*; met SK-N-AS 2.1 2.0astrocytoma SF-539 3.1 2.5 astrocytoma SNB-75 12.0 10.2 glioma SNB-190.4 1.1 glioma U251 2.9 4.0 glioma SF-295 100.0 100.0 Heart 4.1 5.6Skeletal Muscle 5.6 7.7 Bone marrow 0.1 0.1 Thymus 0.2 0.1 Spleen 0.40.6 Lymph node 0.1 0.1 Colorectal Tissue 0.8 1.7 Stomach 0.2 0.6 Smallintestine 3.4 3.4 Colon ca. SW480 10.2 18.3 Colon ca.* SW620 (SW480 met)0.0 0.0 Colon ca. HT29 0.0 0.0 Colon ca. HCT-116 0.0 0.0 Colon ca.CaCo-2 1.1 1.2 Colon ca. Tissue (ODO3866) 1.2 1.3 Colon ca. HCC-2998 0.80.9 Gastric ca.* (liver met) NCI-N87 0.0 0.1 Bladder 4.6 8.1 Trachea 0.90.1 Kidney 5.8 5.6 Kidney (fetal) 5.1 4.6 Renal ca. 786-0 1.2 1.5 Renalca. A498 0.5 0.9 Renal ca. RXF 393 0.8 1.4 Renal ca. ACHN 0.9 1.2 Renalca. UO-31 6.6 10.4 Renal ca. TK-10 0.2 0.2 Liver 0.7 0.9 Liver (fetal)0.3 0.4 Liver ca. (hepatoblast) HepG2 0.0 0.0 Lung 0.1 0.5 Lung (fetal)0.2 0.3 Lung ca. (small cell) LX-1 0.0 0.0 Lung ca. (small cell) NCI-H690.2 0.3 Lung ca. (s. cell var.) SHP-77 0.1 0.1 Lung ca. (largecell)NCI-H460 20.0 27.7 Lung ca. (non-sm. cell) A549 0.1 0.1 Lung ca.(non-s. cell) NCI-H23 0.2 0.3 Lung ca. (non-s. cell) HOP-62 70.7 58.2Lung ca. (non-s. cl) NCI-H522 1.7 2.4 Lung ca. (squam.) SW 900 12.8 22.5Lung ca. (squam.) NCI-H596 0.6 1.0 Mammary gland 1.1 1.3 Breast ca.*(pl. ef) MCF-7 0.2 0.2 Breast ca.* (pl. ef) MDA-MB-231 0.0 0.0 Breastca.* (pl. ef) T47D 0.0 0.0 Breast ca. BT-549 1.3 1.3 Breast ca. MDA-N0.0 0.0 Ovary 10.7 19.3 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3 18.0 16.3 Ovarian ca.OVCAR-4 14.5 16.5 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-5 1.4 1.5 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-8 2.52.6 Ovarian ca. IGROV-1 15.6 9.4 Ovarian ca. (ascites) SK-OV-3 1.3 2.4Uterus 3.5 2.5 Placenta 8.7 1.2 Prostate 2.0 2.9 Prostate ca.* (bonemet) PC-3 17.2 17.4 Testis 0.2 0.4 Melanoma Hs688(A).T 17.2 22.2Melanoma* (met) Hs688(B).T 16.2 18.7 Melanoma UACC-62 2.2 2.7 MelanomaM14 0.8 1.0 Melanoma LOX IMVI 4.7 5.6 Melanoma* (met) SK-MEL-5 0.5 0.8

TABLE LD Panel 2D Colmn A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1450, Run 145090529 ColumnB - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1450, Run 148500417 Tissue Name A B Normal Colon13.7 10.8 CC Well to Mod Diff (ODO3866) 20.7 15.8 CC Margin (ODO3866)9.8 5.1 CC Gr. 2 rectosigmoid (ODO3868) 14.2 8.4 CC Margin (ODO3868) 3.61.6 CC Mod Diff (ODO3920) 12.2 10.7 CC Margin (ODO3920) 1.9 2.2 CC Gr. 2ascend colon (ODO3921) 29.9 33.7 CC Margin (ODO3921) 9.1 6.7 CC fromPartial Hepatectomy 5.3 4.9 (ODO4309) Mets Liver Margin (ODO4309) 4.54.7 Colon mets to lung (OD04451-01) 9.3 4.4 Lung Margin (OD04451-02)12.3 5.9 Normal Prostate 6546-1 15.4 5.7 Prostate Cancer (OD04410) 21.08.7 Prostate Margin (OD04410) 42.6 33.4 Prostate Cancer (OD04720-01)23.5 22.2 Prostate Margin (OD04720-02) 32.1 25.2 Normal Lung 061010 15.712.0 Lung Met to Muscle (ODO4286) 1.1 0.8 Muscle Margin (ODO4286) 1.60.3 Lung Malignant Cancer (OD03126) 40.9 20.7 Lung Margin (OD03126) 20.315.9 Lung Cancer (OD04404) 100.0 100.0 Lung Margin (OD04404) 27.2 25.9Lung Cancer (OD04565) 31.4 29.3 Lung Margin (OD04565) 6.8 5.1 LungCancer (OD04237-01) 7.1 4.3 Lung Margin (OD04237-02) 11.3 7.0 Ocular MelMet to Liver (ODO4310) 0.0 0.0 Liver Margin (ODO4310) 4.1 1.5 MelanomaMets to Lung (OD04321) 7.6 4.8 Lung Margin (OD04321) 33.9 20.4 NormalKidney 19.9 9.2 Kidney Ca, Nuclear grade 2 32.5 25.3 (OD04338) KidneyMargin (OD04338) 9.8 7.9 Kidney Ca Nuclear grade ½ 29.5 23.7 (OD04339)Kidney Margin (OD04339) 3.6 2.3 Kidney Ca, Clear cell type (OD04340) 4.03.7 Kidney Margin (OD04340) 14.8 9.3 Kidney Ca, Nuclear grade 3 4.5 3.0(OD04348) Kidney Margin (OD04348) 8.0 4.5 Kidney Cancer (OD04622-01) 4.54.1 Kidney Margin (OD04622-03) 11.8 4.2 Kidney Cancer (OD04450-01) 26.412.9 Kidney Margin (OD04450-03) 13.7 5.0 Kidney Cancer 8120607 1.7 1.0Kidney Margin 8120608 3.8 1.5 Kidney Cancer 8120613 0.4 0.4 KidneyMargin 8120614 8.0 5.2 Kidney Cancer 9010320 10.7 7.0 Kidney Margin9010321 11.6 5.4 Normal Uterus 11.2 5.9 Uterus Cancer 064011 59.9 37.4Normal Thyroid 16.3 5.7 Thyroid Cancer 064010 33.0 17.0 Thyroid CancerA302152 14.4 9.2 Thyroid Margin A302153 11.9 7.9 Normal Breast 20.3 10.8Breast Cancer (OD04566) 10.7 5.8 Breast Cancer (OD04590-01) 10.4 7.1Breast Cancer Mets 7.6 3.0 (OD04590-03) Breast Cancer Metastasis 7.4 5.4(OD04655-05) Breast Cancer 064006 13.9 9.4 Breast Cancer 1024 40.9 25.9Breast Cancer 9100266 9.8 5.4 Breast Margin 9100265 13.8 10.7 BreastCancer A209073 45.7 33.0 Breast Margin A209073 11.0 5.6 Normal Liver 4.22.6 Liver Cancer 064003 0.6 0.3 Liver Cancer 1025 2.9 2.5 Liver Cancer1026 7.3 6.3 Liver Cancer 6004-T 7.0 2.2 Liver Tissue 6004-N 0.7 0.7Liver Cancer 6005-T 11.8 5.7 Liver Tissue 6005-N 0.6 0.7 Normal Bladder12.1 11.7 Bladder Cancer 1023 4.9 2.9 Bladder Cancer A302173 59.5 27.4Bladder Cancer (OD04718-01) 12.8 11.7 Bladder Normal Adjacent 2.8 0.7(OD04718-03) Normal Ovary 29.7 19.8 Ovarian Cancer 064008 25.2 30.8Ovarian Cancer (OD04768-07) 2.8 2.5 Ovary Margin (OD04768-08) 4.0 2.6Normal Stomach 6.7 5.4 Gastric Cancer 9060358 4.9 1.6 Stomach Margin9060359 7.1 5.0 Gastric Cancer 9060395 30.1 25.5 Stomach Margin 90603941.5 5.6 Gastric Cancer 9060397 18.3 21.9 Stomach Margin 9060396 3.7 1.8Gastric Cancer 064005 16.3 18.0

TABLE LE Panel 4.1D Tissue Name A Secondary Th1 act 0.3 Secondary Th2act 0.3 Secondary Tr1 act 0.3 Secondary Th1 rest 0.3 Secondary Th2 rest0.0 Secondary Tr1 rest 0.1 Primary Th1 act 0.0 Primary Th2 act 0.0Primary Tr1 act 0.0 Primary Th1 rest 0.0 Primary Th2 rest 0.0 PrimaryTr1 rest 0.0 CD45RA CD4 lymphocyte act 44.4 CD45RO CD4 lymphocyte act0.0 CD8 lymphocyte act 0.0 Secondary CD8 lymphocyte rest 0.1 SecondaryCD8 lymphocyte act 0.0 CD4 lymphocyte none 0.0 2ry Th1/Th2/Tr1_anti-CD95CH11 0.0 LAK cells rest 0.2 LAK cells IL-2 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-120.1 LAK cells IL-2 + IFN gamma 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-18 0.1 LAK cellsPMA/ionomycin 0.1 NK Cells IL-2 rest 0.1 Two Way MLR 3 day 0.2 Two WayMLR 5 day 1.2 Two Way MLR 7 day 0.1 PBMC rest 0.0 PBMC PWM 2.9 PBMCPHA-L 1.5 Ramos (B cell) none 0.0 Ramos (B cell) ionomycin 0.0 Blymphocytes PWM 0.1 B lymphocytes CD40L and IL-4 0.4 EOL-1 dbcAMP 0.0EOL-1 dbcAMP PMA/ionomycin 0.0 Dendritic cells none 2.5 Dendritic cellsLPS 20.6 Dendritic cells anti-CD40 10.7 Monocytes rest 0.0 Monocytes LPS20.4 Macrophages rest 0.2 Macrophages LPS 5.9 HUVEC none 0.0 HUVECstarved 0.0 HUVEC IL-1beta 0.1 HUVEC IFN gamma 0.2 HUVEC TNF alpha + IFNgamma 0.7 HUVEC TNF alpha + IL4 0.5 HUVEC IL-11 0.4 Lung MicrovascularEC none 0.2 Lung Microvascular EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.4 MicrovascularDermal EC none 0.0 Microsvasular Dermal EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.1Bronchial epithelium TNFalpha + IL1beta 3.7 Small airway epithelium none5.0 Small airway epithelium TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.4 Coronery artery SMCrest 2.4 Coronery artery SMC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 3.3 Astrocytes rest 2.8Astrocytes TNFalpha + IL-1beta 10.8 KU-812 (Basophil) rest 0.3 KU-812(Basophil) PMA/ionomycin 0.5 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) none 3.0 CCD1106(Keratinocytes) TNFalpha + IL-1beta 1.3 Liver cirrhosis 0.4 NCI-H292none 0.0 NCI-H292 IL-4 0.1 NCI-H292 IL-9 0.3 NCI-H292 IL-13 2.3 NCI-H292IFN gamma 0.2 HPAEC none 0.0 HPAEC TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 0.5 Lungfibroblast none 38.2 Lung fibroblast TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 75.3 Lungfibroblast IL-4 39.0 Lung fibroblast IL-9 71.7 Lung fibroblast IL-1325.0 Lung fibroblast IFN gamma 41.2 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 rest 84.1Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 TNF alpha 76.8 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 IL-1beta 100.0 Dermal fibroblast IFN gamma 8.9 Dermal fibroblast IL-4 10.6Dermal Fibroblasts rest 6.1 Neutrophils TNFa + LPS 1.1 Neutrophils rest1.5 Colon 0.9 Lung 3.6 Thymus 1.7 Kidney 2.6Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1450, Run 181080827Ardais Panel 1.1 Summary: Ag1450 Highest expression of the CG56768-01gene was seen in a lung cancer sample (CT=21). Expression of this genewas higher in this cancer sample relative to the normal adjacent tissuesample (CT=29). Gene or protein expression levels are useful for thedetection of lung cancer. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of thisgene or its protein product using nucleic acid, protein, antibody orsmall molecule drugs is useful in the treatment of lung cancer.Panel 1.2 Summary: Ag1450 Highest expression of this gene was detectedin glioma cell line SF-295 (CT=22). Ibis gene was overexpressed in celllines derived from CNS malignancies when compared to the low to moderateexpression in the samples derived from normal CNS tissue. In addition,there was consistently high expression of this gene in melanoma celllines, ovarian cancer cell lines and lung cancer cell lines. TheCG56768-01 gene encodes a putative Wnt5a-like protein. The Wnt genesbelong to a family of protooncogenes with at least 13 known members thatare expressed in species ranging from Drosophila to man. The name Wntdenotes the relationship of this family to the Drosophila segmentpolarity gene ‘wingless’ and to its vertebrate ortholog, Int1, a mouseprotooncogene (OMIM 164975, 164820). Therapeutic modulation of theactivity of this gene or its protein product using nucleic acid,protein, antibody or small molecule drugs is useful for the treatment ofbrain cancer, melanoma, ovarian cancer and/or lung cancer.

Significant levels of expression of this gene were detected in all theregions of the brain examined including amygdala, hippocampus,substantia nigra, thalamus, cerebellum, cerebral cortex, and spinalcord. Wnt-5A signalling is believed to play a critical role incadherin-mediated cell organization. Cadherins can act as axon guidanceand cell adhesion proteins, specifically during development and in theresponse to injury. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this geneor its protein product is useful in inducing a compensatory synaptogenicresponse to neuronal death in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease,Huntington's disease, spinocerebellar ataxia, progressive supranuclearpalsy, ALS, head trauma, stroke, or any other disease/conditionassociated with neuronal loss.

Among tissues with metabolic or endocrine function, this gene wasexpressed at moderate levels in pancreas, adrenal gland, thyroid,pituitary and liver. In addition, this gene was expressed at high levelsin skeletal muscle (CT=27). These observations suggest that theWnt-5A-like protein encoded by this gene may be secreted from skeletalmuscle as a paracrine or endocrine signalling molecule acting on otherinsulin-responsive tissues (i.e., adipose and pancreatic beta cells).Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or its proteinproduct using nucleic acid, protein, antibody or small molecule drugs isuseful in the treatment of metabolic diseases involving skeletal muscle,including Type 2 diabetes.

Panel 2D Summary: Ag1450 Highest expression of this gene was detected ina lung cancer sample (CTs=28-29). This gene was overexpressed in numberof cancer tissues relative to the adjacent normal colon, lung, kidney,breast, and stomach. These results are consistent with the observationthat the Wnt-5A gene appears to be up-regulated in a number of humanmalignancies (lozzo R. V., Eichstetter I., Danielson K. G., 1995,Aberrant expression of the growth factor Wnt-5A in human malignancy.Cancer Res. 55: 3495-3499). Therapeutic modulation of the activity ofthis gene or its protein product is of use in the treatment of colon,lung, kidney, breast or gastric cancers.

Panel 4.1D Summary: Ag1450 Highest expression of this gene was detectedin IL-1 beta activated dermal fibroblasts (CT=26). This gene wasexpressed mainly in fibroblasts and in LPS-activated monocytes,macrophages and dendritic cells. WNTs are secreted signalling moleculesthat regulate cell fate and behavior and are involved in embryonicdevelopment and hematopoiesis. During inflammation, the Wnt5a-likeprotein encoded by this gene could potentiate the inflammatory responseby acting as an autocrine factor and stimulating monocytedifferentiation into dendritic cells as well as by allowing dendriticcells to mature into potent antigen presenting cells. Alternatively,this gene may influence the differentiation of other cell types in themicroenvironment including synovial tissues (Sen M., Lauterbach K.,El-Gabalawy H., Firestein G. S., Corr M., Carson D. A., 2000, Expressionand function of wingless and frizzled homologs in rheumatoid arthritis.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 97: 2791-2796). Therapeutic modulation of theactivity of this gene or its protein product using nucleic acid,protein, antibody or small molecule drugs is important in reducing orblocking inflammation associated with rheumatoid arthritis, asthma,allergy, psoriasis, IBD and Crohn's disease.

M. CG59253-01 and CG59253-02: Semaphorin Precursor

Expression of gene CG59253-01 and CG59253-02 was assessed using theprimer-probe sets Ag1492 and Ag2441, described in Tables MA and MB.Results of the RTQ-PCR runs are shown in Tables MC, MD, ME and MF.CG59253-01 represents a full-length physical clone. TABLE MA Probe NameAg1492 Start SEQ ID Primers Sequences Length Position No Forward5′-ctgaagctggcatggtac 22 501 325 ttaa-3′ Probe TET-5′-cagtcctttctctt 26460 326 tgaacgacagcg-3′-TAMRA Reverse 5′-ttgtaggcttcaatctct 22 432 327tcca-3′

TABLE MB Probe Name Ag2441 Start SEQ ID Primers Sequences LengthPosition No Forward 5′-tgctatgaaaggcaagca 21 1506 328 taa-3′ ProbeTET-5′-tgaatgccacaact 29 1474 329 ttatcaaagtatttg-3′- TAMRA Reverse5′-aaaaccatctcatcgttt 22 1449 330 cttg-3′

TABLE MC AI comprehensive panel v1.0 Tissue Name A 110967 COPD-F 7.5110980 COPD-F 12.4 110968 COPD-M 4.4 110977 COPD-M 13.1 110989Emphysema-F 4.5 110992 Emphysema-F 1.8 110993 Emphysema-F 8.0 110994Emphysema-F 3.1 110995 Emphysema-F 4.5 110996 Emphysema-F 0.1 110997Asthma-M 12.2 111001 Asthma-F 8.0 111002 Asthma-F 9.2 111003 AtopicAsthma-F 6.4 111004 Atopic Asthma-F 4.8 111005 Atopic Asthma-F 4.7111006 Atopic Asthma-F 0.8 111417 Allergy-M 5.6 112347 Allergy-M 4.9112349 Normal Lung-F 5.4 112357 Normal Lung-F 100.0 112354 Normal Lung-M49.7 112374 Crohns-F 3.2 112389 Match Control Crohns-F 21.2 112375Crohns-F 3.9 112732 Match Control Crohns-F 1.7 112725 Crohns-M 5.7112387 Match Control Crohns-M 7.3 112378 Crohns-M 9.2 112390 MatchControl Crohns-M 13.0 112726 Crohns-M 16.7 112731 Match Control Crohns-M6.3 112380 Ulcer Col-F 5.6 112734 Match Control Ulcer Col-F 1.4 112384Ulcer Col-F 12.2 112737 Match Control Ulcer Col-F 12.7 112386 UlcerCol-F 3.0 112738 Match Control Ulcer Col-F 9.4 112381 Ulcer Col-M 2.9112735 Match Control Ulcer Col-M 29.1 112382 Ulcer Col-M 33.0 112394Match Control Ulcer Col-M 5.2 112383 Ulcer Col-M 4.1 112736 MatchControl Ulcer Col-M 11.2 112423 Psoriasis-F 14.4 112427 Match ControlPsoriasis-F 13.6 112418 Psoriasis-M 7.0 112723 Match Control Psoriasis-M67.4 112419 Psoriasis-M 14.1 112424 Match Control Psoriasis-M 7.9 112420Psoriasis-M 9.2 112425 Match Control Psoriasis-M 15.5 104689 (MF) OABone-Backus 77.9 104690 (MF) Adj “Normal” Bone-Backus 52.5 104691 (MF)OA Synovium-Backus 60.3 104692 (BA) OA Cartilage-Backus 13.4 104694 (BA)OA Bone-Backus 58.6 104695 (BA) Adj “Normal” Bone-Backus 40.6 104696(BA) OA Synovium-Backus 50.0 104700 (SS) OA Bone-Backus 50.7 104701 (SS)Adj “Normal” Bone-Backus 49.0 104702 (SS) OA Synovium-Backus 30.8 117093OA Cartilage Rep7 7.3 112672 OA Bone5 9.8 112673 OA Synovium5 5.5 112674OA Synovial Fluid cells5 3.3 117100 OA Cartilage Rep14 1.5 112756 OABone9 9.9 112757 OA Synovium9 13.8 112758 OA Synovial Fluid Cells9 4.5117125 RA Cartilage Rep2 9.2 113492 Bone2 RA 19.3 113493 Synovium2 RA17.7 113494 Syn Fluid Cells RA 24.0 113499 Cartilage4 RA 36.3 113500Bone4 RA 43.5 113501 Synovium4 RA 34.9 113502 Syn Fluid Cells4 RA 15.4113495 Cartilage3 RA 27.2 113496 Bone3 RA 19.3 113497 Synovium3 RA 10.6113498 Syn Fluid Cells3 RA 27.4 117106 Normal Cartilage Rep20 0.6 113663Bone3 Normal 6.9 113664 Synovium3 Normal 1.8 113665 Syn Fluid Cells3Normal 4.3 117107 Normal Cartilage Rep22 4.6 113667 Bone4 Normal 7.6113668 Synovium4 Normal 6.8 113669 Syn Fluid Cells4 Normal 6.7Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1492, Run 248065288

TABLE MD Panel 1.3D Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1492, Run 165529502Column B - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag2441, Run 159616039 Column C - Rel. Exp. (%)Ag2441, Run 165534561 Tissue Name A B C Liver adenocarcinoma 0.0 0.0 0.0Pancreas 4.5 1.4 4.5 Pancreatic ca. CAPAN 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 Adrenal gland2.8 0.8 2.5 Thyroid 4.9 3.3 2.1 Salivary gland 2.0 1.1 2.3 Pituitarygland 9.2 6.6 2.9 Brain (fetal) 44.4 12.1 26.4 Brain (whole) 100.0 20.081.2 Brain (amygdala) 27.7 16.8 25.5 Brain (cerebellum) 42.3 8.8 27.2Brain (hippocampus) 50.0 77.9 26.2 Brain (substantia nigra) 42.9 7.624.8 Brain (thalamus) 52.1 15.3 30.1 Cerebral Cortex 43.2 70.2 23.0Spinal cord 18.7 8.0 14.2 glio/astro U87-MG 2.4 3.2 1.5 glio/astroU-118-MG 77.4 100.0 100.0 astrocytoma SW1783 0.0 0.6 0.3 neuro*; metSK-N-AS 1.3 9.8 2.2 astrocytoma SF-539 0.0 0.0 0.0 astrocytoma SNB-755.4 3.8 6.2 glioma SNB-19 3.3 4.6 3.9 glioma U251 15.8 3.3 10.6 gliomaSF-295 10.2 10.7 14.3 Heart (fetal) 4.4 10.8 2.5 Heart 4.1 1.3 5.1Skeletal muscle (fetal) 4.1 35.8 1.3 Skeletal muscle 34.2 4.5 28.3 Bonemarrow 1.3 1.7 0.3 Thymus 1.3 0.7 1.7 Spleen 1.2 1.1 2.5 Lymph node 3.91.8 3.0 Colorectal 15.2 10.4 6.3 Stomach 6.0 2.3 4.3 Small intestine19.3 10.6 10.7 Colon ca. SW480 0.0 0.0 0.0 Colon ca.* SW620(SW480 met)0.2 0.0 0.0 Colon ca. HT29 0.0 0.0 0.0 Colon ca. HCT-116 0.5 0.0 0.0Colon ca. CaCo-2 0.5 0.6 0.0 Colon ca. tissue(ODO3866) 0.2 1.9 2.1 Colonca. HCC-2998 0.0 0.0 0.0 Gastric ca.* (liver met) 0.0 0.0 0.0 NCI-N87Bladder 3.4 1.7 3.4 Trachea 1.5 2.4 1.4 Kidney 13.0 4.2 20.6 Kidney(fetal) 14.9 7.8 12.2 Renal ca. 786-0 3.9 1.8 1.2 Renal ca. A498 0.6 0.30.0 Renal ca. RXF 393 9.8 2.2 6.8 Renal ca. ACHN 0.0 0.0 0.0 Renal ca.UO-31 0.2 0.2 0.7 Renal ca. TK-10 0.0 0.0 0.0 Liver 4.4 0.9 2.9 Liver(fetal) 4.4 1.3 3.1 Liver ca. (hepatoblast) HepG2 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lung 5.011.4 4.4 Lung (fetal) 7.3 7.4 13.5 Lung ca. (small cell) LX-1 0.0 0.00.0 Lung ca. (small cell) NCI-H69 4.0 23.0 18.4 Lung ca. (s. cell var.)SHP-77 14.7 21.5 15.6 Lung ca. (large cell)NCI-H460 2.2 0.3 0.7 Lung ca.(non-sm. cell) A549 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lung ca. (non-s. cell) NCI-H23 0.0 0.00.0 Lung ca. (non-s. cell) HOP-62 1.3 0.9 1.4 Lung ca. (non-s. cl)NCI-H522 0.0 0.0 0.0 Lung ca. (squam.) SW 900 5.0 4.1 5.1 Lung ca.(squam.) NCI-H596 9.9 7.1 13.7 Mammary gland 20.2 10.1 6.9 Breast ca.*(pl. ef) MCF-7 0.0 0.0 0.1 Breast ca.* (pl. ef) 0.0 0.3 0.3 MDA-MB-231Breast ca.* (pl. ef) T47D 0.0 0.0 0.0 Breast ca. BT-549 0.0 0.0 0.0Breast ca. MDA-N 0.6 2.3 0.3 Ovary 9.8 20.6 3.8 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3 5.63.3 6.3 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-4 0.0 0.0 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-5 0.3 0.0 0.0Ovarian ca. OVCAR-8 0.8 1.8 0.7 Ovarian ca. IGROV-1 0.0 0.0 0.0 Ovarianca.* (ascites) 0.0 0.0 0.0 SK-OV-3 Uterus 3.3 0.9 3.7 Placenta 17.8 14.88.1 Prostate 3.7 0.6 1.4 Prostate ca.* (bone met)PC-3 1.4 2.2 4.8 Testis1.8 0.8 1.3 Melanoma Hs688(A).T 0.0 0.0 0.1 Melanoma* (met) Hs688(B).T0.0 0.5 0.6 Melanoma UACC-62 5.7 0.9 2.3 Melanoma M14 6.1 1.3 9.2Melanoma LOX IMVI 0.0 0.0 0.0 Melanoma* (met) SK-MEL-5 2.0 2.3 1.3Adipose 8.3 5.7 9.8

TABLE ME Panel 2D Tissue Name A Normal Colon 48.6 CC Well to Mod Diff(ODO3866) 0.6 CC Margin (ODO3866) 6.6 CC Gr.2 rectosigmoid (ODO3868) 0.9CC Margin (ODO3868) 1.2 CC Mod Diff (ODO3920) 0.5 CC Margin (ODO3920)9.1 CC Gr.2 ascend colon (ODO3921) 10.9 CC Margin (ODO3921) 6.7 CC fromPartial Hepatectomy (ODO4309) Mets 2.0 Liver Margin (ODO4309) 3.5 Colonmets to lung (OD04451-01) 0.6 Lung Margin (OD04451-02) 3.5 NormalProstate 6546-1 1.4 Prostate Cancer (OD04410) 2.9 Prostate Margin(OD04410) 8.0 Prostate Cancer (OD04720-01) 6.6 Prostate Margin(OD04720-02) 13.3 Normal Lung 061010 14.4 Lung Met to Muscle (ODO4286)0.1 Muscle Margin (ODO4286) 4.5 Lung Malignant Cancer (OD03126) 4.3 LungMargin (OD03126) 15.0 Lung Cancer (OD04404) 8.4 Lung Margin (OD04404)3.7 Lung Cancer (OD04565) 1.1 Lung Margin (OD04565) 4.7 Lung Cancer(OD04237-01) 1.2 Lung Margin (OD04237-02) 5.6 Ocular Mel Met to Liver(ODO4310) 2.7 Liver Margin (ODO4310) 3.0 Melanoma Mets to Lung (OD04321)0.7 Lung Margin (OD04321) 8.0 Normal Kidney 100.0 Kidney Ca, Nucleargrade 2 (OD04338) 3.6 Kidney Margin (OD04338) 32.5 Kidney Ca Nucleargrade ½ (OD04339) 0.5 Kidney Margin (OD04339) 26.8 Kidney Ca, Clear celltype (OD04340) 3.8 Kidney Margin (OD04340) 35.4 Kidney Ca, Nuclear grade3 (OD04348) 0.2 Kidney Margin (OD04348) 15.7 Kidney Cancer (OD04622-01)1.1 Kidney Margin (OD04622-03) 4.2 Kidney Cancer (OD04450-01) 8.0 KidneyMargin (OD04450-03) 25.0 Kidney Cancer 8120607 0.6 Kidney Margin 81206082.6 Kidney Cancer 8120613 0.4 Kidney Margin 8120614 11.5 Kidney Cancer9010320 1.7 Kidney Margin 9010321 11.3 Normal Uterus 0.9 Uterus Cancer064011 3.4 Normal Thyroid 3.9 Thyroid Cancer 064010 2.0 Thyroid CancerA302152 0.6 Thyroid Margin A302153 10.8 Normal Breast 12.2 Breast Cancer(OD04566) 0.4 Breast Cancer (OD04590-01) 7.3 Breast Cancer Mets(OD04590-03) 4.8 Breast Cancer Metastasis (OD04655-05) 3.6 Breast Cancer064006 2.0 Breast Cancer 1024 5.4 Breast Cancer 9100266 2.1 BreastMargin 9100265 7.4 Breast Cancer A209073 8.5 Breast Margin A209073 13.8Normal Liver 2.7 Liver Cancer 064003 0.1 Liver Cancer 1025 2.3 LiverCancer 1026 0.7 Liver Cancer 6004-T 4.0 Liver Tissue 6004-N 0.3 LiverCancer 6005-T 0.5 Liver Tissue 6005-N 0.6 Normal Bladder 4.7 BladderCancer 1023 0.1 Bladder Cancer A302173 4.9 Bladder Cancer (OD04718-01)0.0 Bladder Normal Adjacent (OD04718-03) 2.8 Normal Ovary 7.2 OvarianCancer 064008 6.8 Ovarian Cancer (OD04768-07) 0.2 Ovary Margin(OD04768-08) 1.0 Normal Stomach 6.3 Gastric Cancer 9060358 1.6 StomachMargin 9060359 2.1 Gastric Cancer 9060395 4.2 Stomach Margin 9060394 4.2Gastric Cancer 9060397 1.6 Stomach Margin 9060396 0.5 Gastric Cancer064005 8.9Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag2441, Run 159616246

TABLE MF Panel 4D Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag1492, Run 162778150 ColumnB - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag2441, Run 159616279 Tissue Name A B Secondary Th1act 0.0 0.0 Secondary Th2 act 0.0 0.0 Secondary Tr1 act 0.0 0.0Secondary Th1 rest 0.0 0.0 Secondary Th2 rest 0.0 0.0 Secondary Tr1 rest0.0 0.0 Primary Th1 act 0.0 0.0 Primary Th2 act 0.0 0.0 Primary Tr1 act0.0 0.0 Primary Th1 rest 0.0 0.0 Primary Th2 rest 0.0 0.0 Primary Tr1rest 0.0 0.0 CD45RA CD4 lymphocyte act 0.4 0.6 CD45RO CD4 lymphocyte act0.0 0.0 CD8 lymphocyte act 0.0 0.0 Secondary CD8 lymphocyte rest 0.0 0.0Secondary CD8 lymphocyte act 0.0 0.0 CD4 lymphocyte none 0.0 0.0 2ryTh1/Th2/Tr1_anti-CD95 CH11 0.0 0.0 LAK cells rest 0.0 0.0 LAK cells IL-20.0 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-12 0.0 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IFN gamma 0.00.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-18 0.0 0.0 LAK cells PMA/ionomycin 0.0 0.0 NKCells IL-2 rest 0.0 0.0 Two Way MLR 3 day 0.0 0.0 Two Way MLR 5 day 0.00.0 Two Way MLR 7 day 0.0 0.0 PBMC rest 0.0 0.0 PBMC PWM 0.2 0.0 PBMCPHA-L 0.0 0.0 Ramos (B cell) none 0.0 0.0 Ramos (B cell) ionomycin 0.00.0 B lymphocytes PWM 0.3 0.0 B lymphocytes CD40L and IL-4 0.4 0.3 EOL-1dbcAMP 0.0 0.0 EOL-1 dbcAMP PMA/ionomycin 0.0 0.0 Dendritic cells none0.0 0.0 Dendritic cells LPS 0.1 0.0 Dendritic cells anti-CD40 0.0 0.1Monocytes rest 0.0 0.0 Monocytes LPS 0.0 0.0 Macrophages rest 0.0 0.3Macrophages LPS 0.0 0.0 HUVEC none 11.6 5.8 HUVEC starved 19.3 18.0HUVEC IL-1beta 12.5 9.6 HUVEC IFN gamma 5.5 6.2 HUVEC TNF alpha + IFNgamma 3.6 1.9 HUVEC TNF alpha + IL4 5.6 5.0 HUVEC IL-11 8.5 6.5 LungMicrovascular EC none 0.4 0.1 Lung Microvascular EC TNFalpha + 0.0 0.0IL-1beta Microvascular Dermal EC none 0.1 0.1 Microsvasular Dermal ECTNFalpha + 0.0 0.0 IL-1beta Bronchial epithelium TNFalpha + 2.1 2.7IL1beta Small airway epithelium none 0.5 0.5 Small airway epitheliumTNFalpha + 1.1 0.8 IL-1beta Coronery artery SMC rest 1.2 1.5 Coroneryartery SMC TNFalpha + 0.4 0.3 IL-1beta Astrocytes rest 1.5 1.3Astrocytes TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 0.1 KU-812 (Basophil) rest 0.0 0.0KU-812 (Basophil) PMA/ionomycin 0.0 0.0 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) none 0.90.5 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) TNFalpha + 0.0 0.1 IL-1beta Liver cirrhosis5.7 2.6 Lupus kidney 4.5 2.4 NCI-H292 none 5.3 4.9 NCI-H292 IL-4 3.0 4.9NCI-H292 IL-9 5.2 5.3 NCI-H292 IL-13 2.5 1.6 NCI-H292 IFN gamma 1.8 0.0HPAEC none 3.7 5.2 HPAEC TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 6.5 4.3 Lung fibroblastnone 16.2 10.4 Lung fibroblast TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 81.2 65.5 Lungfibroblast IL-4 12.0 12.9 Lung fibroblast IL-9 22.2 13.3 Lung fibroblastIL-13 7.9 5.9 Lung fibroblast IFN gamma 10.2 7.8 Dermal fibroblastCCD1070 rest 3.3 2.4 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 TNF alpha 2.5 4.5 Dermalfibroblast CCD1070 IL-1 beta 6.0 5.1 Dermal fibroblast IFN gamma 2.1 0.7Dermal fibroblast IL-4 9.7 7.7 IBD Colitis 2 1.7 0.2 IBD Crohn's 13.77.7 Colon 98.6 95.3 Lung 17.2 16.0 Thymus 100.0 100.0 Kidney 6.3 4.2AI_comprehensive panel_v1.0 Summary: Ag1492 Highest expression of theCG59253-01 and CG59253-02 genes was detected in normal lung (CT=27.6).Significant expression of these genes was detected in samples derivedfrom normal and orthoarthitis/rheumatoid arthritis bone, cartilage,synovium and synovial fluid samples, normal lung, COPD lung, emphysema,atopic asthma, asthma, allergy, Crohn's disease (normal matched controland diseased), ulcerative colitis (normal matched control and diseased),and psoriasis (normal matched control and diseased). Therapeuticmodulation of the activity of these gene variants or their proteinproducts is useful in the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatorydisorders including psoriasis, allergy, asthma, inflammatory boweldisease, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritisPanel 1.3D Summary: Ag1492/Ag2441 The CG59253-01 and CG59253-02 genesencode a semaphorin homolog that had brain-preferential expression.Highest expression of these variants was seen in the brain and a braincancer cell line (CTs=28-29). Semaphorins can act as axon guidanceproteins, specifically as chemorepellents that inhibit CNS regenerativecapacity. Manipulation of levels of these gene variants or their proteinproducts is useful in inducing a compensatory synaptogenic response toneuronal death in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington'sdisease, spinocerebellar ataxia, progressive supranuclear palsy,multiple sclerosis, ALS, head trauma, stroke, or any otherdisease/condition associated with neuronal loss. Therapeutic modulationof the activity of these gene variants or their protein products usingnucleic acid, protein, antibody or small molecule drugs is useful in thetreatment of brain cancer.

This gene was also moderately expressed in several metabolic tissues,including pancreas, adrenal, thyroid, pituitary, adult and fetal heart,adult and fetal skeletal muscle, adult and fetal liver, and adipose.Gene or protein expression levels are important for the pathogenesis,diagnosis, and/or treatment of metabolic diseases including obesity andTypes 1 and 2 diabetes.

Panel 2D Summary: Ag2441 Highest expression of the CG59253-01 andCG59253-02 gene variants was detected in normal kidney (CT=27.6). Thesevariants were more highly expressed in normal kidney samples relative tothe matched kidney cancers. Gene or protein levels are useful todistinguish normal kidney from kidney cancer. These genes encodevariants of the semaphorin SEMA6D protein. The semaphorin family ofproteins is characterized as cell surface receptors for their ligands,the pillins, and is involved largely in cell guidance (Tamagnone L,Comoglio P M. Signaling by semaphorin receptors: cell guidance andbeyond. Trends Cell Biol 2000 September; 10(9):377-83). Semaphorins havebeen implicated in general invasive growth and potentially even tubeformation (Comoglio P M, Tamagnone L, Boccaccio C. Plasminogen-relatedgrowth factor and semaphorin receptors: a gene superfamily controllinginvasive growth. Exp Cell Res Nov. 25, 1999;253(1):88-99). Thus,semaphorins are likely agents to promote the differentiation of cells.Normal kidney cells undergo a great deal of tubular morphogenesis.Therefore, the extracellular domain of these protein products may act topromote growth arrest and differentiation of the cancer cells throughinteraction with a membrane bound ligand or ligand complexed withplexins. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of these gene variantsor their protein products using nucleic acid, protein, antibody or smallmolecule drugs is of use in the treatment of kidney cancer.

Panel 4D Summary: Ag1492/2441 Highest expression of the CG59253-01 andCG59253-02 gene variants was detected in thymus (CTs=27-28). Significantexpression of these variants was also seen activated lung fibroblastscells, HUVEC, HPAEC, activated bronchial epithelium, NCI-H292 cell,dermal fibroblasts, IBD Crohn's, liver cirrhosis and lupus samples,normal tissues colon and thymus. Therapeutic modulation of the activityof these gene variants or their protein products is useful to reduce oreliminate the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma,emphysema, and ulcerative colitis

N. CG95430-01: AdipoQ-like

Expression of gene CG95430-01 was assessed using the primer-probe setAg4020, described in Table NA. Results of the RTQ-PCR runs are shown inTables NB, NC, ND, NE and NF. TABLE NA Probe Name Ag4020 Start SEQ IDPrimers Sequences Length Position No Forward 5′-cacattgctggggtctat 22458 331 tact-3′ Probe TET-5′-tcacctaccacatc 27 480 332 actgttttctcca-3′-TAMRA Reverse 5′-ttttgaccaaagacacct 22 512 333 gaac-3′

TABLE NB CNS neurodegeneration v1.0 Tissue Name A AD 1 Hippo 40.1 AD 2Hippo 19.3 AD 3 Hippo 22.2 AD 4 Hippo 26.4 AD 5 Hippo 4.9 AD 6 Hippo100.0 Control 2 Hippo 26.8 Control 4 Hippo 21.2 Control (Path) 3 Hippo14.9 AD 1 Temporal Ctx 11.1 AD 2 Temporal Ctx 10.3 AD 3 Temporal Ctx 6.0AD 4 Temporal Ctx 15.8 AD 5 Inf Temporal Ctx 9.8 AD 5 Sup Temporal Ctx31.2 AD 6 Inf Temporal Ctx 13.7 AD 6 Sup Temporal Ctx 8.0 Control 1Temporal Ctx 2.4 Control 2 Temporal Ctx 3.2 Control 3 Temporal Ctx 8.9Control 3 Temporal Ctx 0.8 Control (Path) 1 Temporal Ctx 6.0 Control(Path) 2 Temporal Ctx 4.3 Control (Path) 3 Temporal Ctx 7.6 Control(Path) 4 Temporal Ctx 7.7 AD 1 Occipital Ctx 5.8 AD 2 Occipital Ctx(Missing) 12.5 AD 3 Occipital Ctx 4.8 AD 4 Occipital Ctx 3.9 AD 5Occipital Ctx 3.5 AD 6 Occipital Ctx 3.4 Control 1 Occipital Ctx 7.3Control 2 Occipital Ctx 3.9 Control 3 Occipital Ctx 6.7 Control 4Occipital Ctx 1.8 Control (Path) 1 Occipital Ctx 12.5 Control (Path) 2Occipital Ctx 3.1 Control (Path) 3 Occipital Ctx 2.8 Control (Path) 4Occipital Ctx 6.7 Control 1 Parietal Ctx 3.3 Control 2 Parietal Ctx 7.5Control 3 Parietal Ctx 9.5 Control (Path) 1 Parietal Ctx 8.4 Control(Path) 2 Parietal Ctx 6.1 Control (Path) 3 Parietal Ctx 6.0 Control(Path) 4 Parietal Ctx 4.7Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag4020, Run 212393803

TABLE NC Oncology cell line screening panel v3.1 Tissue Name A DaoyMedulloblastoma/Cerebellum 1.1 TE671 Medulloblastom/Cerebellum 0.0 D283Med Medulloblastoma/Cerebellum 3.3 PFSK-1 PrimitiveNeuroectodermal/Cerebellum 0.0 XF-498_CNS 10.3 SNB-78_CNS/glioma 0.0SF-268_CNS/glioblastoma 18.7 T98G_Glioblastoma 5.4 SK-N-SH_Neuroblastoma(metastasis) 2.9 SF-295_CNS/glioblastoma 0.0 Cerebellum 6.7 Cerebellum2.5 NCI-H292_Mucoepidermoid lung ca. 7.7 DMS-114_Small cell lung cancer8.5 DMS-79_Small cell lung cancer/neuroendocrine 1.6 NCI-H146_Small celllung cancer/neuroendocrine 4.5 NCI-H526_Small cell lungcancer/neuroendocrine 5.5 NCI-N417_Small cell lung cancer/neuroendocrine1.7 NCI-H82_Small cell lung cancer/neuroendocrine 9.3 NCI-H157_Squamouscell lung cancer (metastasis) 0.0 NCI-H1155_Large cell lungcancer/neuroendocrine 6.2 NCI-H1299_Large cell lungcancer/neuroendocrine 5.2 NCI-H727_Lung carcinoid 0.0 NCI-UMC-11_Lungcarcinoid 1.2 LX-1_Small cell lung cancer 1.6 Colo-205_Colon cancer 18.6KM12_Colon cancer 11.0 KM20L2_Colon cancer 1.1 NCI-H716_Colon cancer 6.3SW-48_Colon adenocarcinoma 3.7 SW1116_Colon adenocarcinoma 11.7 LS174T_Colon adenocarcinoma 27.9 SW-948_Colon adenocarcinoma 4.2SW-480_Colon adenocarcinoma 2.0 NCI-SNU-5_Gastric ca. 9.9 KATOIII_Stomach 9.3 NCI-SNU-16_Gastric ca. 4.7 NCI-SNU-1_Gastric ca. 9.2RF-1_Gastric adenocarcinoma 1.2 RF-48_Gastric adenocarcinoma 7.6MKN-45_Gastric ca. 20.3 NCI-N87_Gastric ca. 14.4 OVCAR-5_Ovarian ca. 0.0RL95-2_Uterine carcinoma 2.3 HelaS3_Cervical adenocarcinoma 10.1 CaSki_Cervical epidermoid carcinoma (metastasis) 7.9 ES-2_Ovarian clearcell carcinoma 2.4 Ramos/6 h stim_Stimulated with PMA/ionomycin 6 h 0.0Ramos/14 h stim_Stimulated with PMA/ionomycin 14 h 0.0 MEG-01_Chronicmyelogenous leukemia (megokaryoblast) 1.4 Raji_Burkitt's lymphoma 0.0Daudi_Burkitt's lymphoma 0.0 U266_B-cell plasmacytoma/myeloma 0.0CA46_Burkitt's lymphoma 1.2 RL_non-Hodgkin's B-cell lymphoma 0.0JM1_pre-B-cell lymphoma/leukemia 2.0 Jurkat_T cell leukemia 7.5TF-1_Erythroleukemia 2.3 HUT 78_T-cell lymphoma 1.7 U937_Histiocyticlymphoma 9.2 KU-812_Myelogenous leukemia 7.7 769-P_Clear cell renal ca.0.0 Caki-2_Clear cell renal ca. 13.5 SW 839_Clear cell renal ca. 0.0G401_Wilms' tumor 0.9 Hs766T_Pancreatic ca. (LN metastasis) 21.3CAPAN-1_Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (liver metastasis) 0.0SU86.86_Pancreatic carcinoma (liver metastasis) 0.9 BxPC-3_Pancreaticadenocarcinoma 7.7 HPAC_Pancreatic adenocarcinoma 1.0 MIAPaCa-2_Pancreatic ca. 0.0 CFPAC-1_Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 71.2PANC-1_Pancreatic epithelioid ductal ca. 3.0 T24_Bladder ca.(transitional cell) 0.0 5637_Bladder ca. 1.9 HT-1197_Bladder ca. 0.0UM-UC-3_Bladder ca. (transitional cell) 0.0 A204_Rhabdomyosarcoma 6.2HT-1080_Fibrosarcoma 30.6 MG-63_Osteosarcoma (bone) 4.2SK-LMS-1_Leiomyosarcoma (vulva) 7.3 SJRH30_Rhabdomyosarcoma (met to bonemarrow) 4.4 A431_Epidermoid ca. 100.0 WM266-4_Melanoma 1.9 DU145_Prostate 0.7 MDA-MB-468_Breast adenocarcinoma 0.0 SSC-4_Tongue 1.5SSC-9_Tongue 0.0 SSC-15_Tongue 1.2 CAL 27_Squamous cell ca. of tongue2.9Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag4020, Run 22254637

TABLE ND Panel 4.1D Tissue Name A Secondary Th1 act 2.4 Secondary Th2act 10.7 Secondary Tr1 act 1.5 Secondary Th1 rest 1.9 Secondary Th2 rest2.5 Secondary Tr1 rest 0.0 Primary Th1 act 1.5 Primary Th2 act 3.6Primary Tr1 act 1.6 Primary Th1 rest 1.3 Primary Th2 rest 0.6 PrimaryTr1 rest 0.0 CD45RA CD4 lymphocyte act 3.4 CD45RO CD4 lymphocyte act 3.2CD8 lymphocyte act 1.4 Secondary CD8 lymphocyte rest 4.9 Secondary CD8lymphocyte act 0.0 CD4 lymphocyte none 0.0 2ry Th1/Th2/Tr1_anti-CD95CH11 0.0 LAK cells rest 2.1 LAK cells IL-2 6.3 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-122.3 LAK cells IL-2 + IFN gamma 2.3 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-18 2.4 LAK cellsPMA/ionomycin 0.6 NK Cells IL-2 rest 6.0 Two Way MLR 3 day 1.6 Two WayMLR 5 day 0.0 Two Way MLR 7 day 0.0 PBMC rest 1.1 PBMC PWM 0.0 PBMCPHA-L 0.0 Ramos (B cell) none 0.0 Ramos (B cell) ionomycin 0.0 IBlymphocytes PWM 0.0 B lymphocytes CD40L and IL-4 0.0 EOL-1 dbcAMP 0.0EOL-1 dbcAMP PMA/ionomycin 0.0 Dendritic cells none 2.9 Dendritic cellsLPS 0.0 Dendritic cells anti-CD40 2.6 Monocytes rest 2.0 Monocytes LPS0.0 Macrophages rest 2.2 Macrophages LPS 2.1 HUVEC none 0.0 HUVECstarved 0.9 HUVEC IL-1beta 1.1 HUVEC IFN gamma 0.0 HUVEC TNF alpha + IFNgamma 1.0 HUVEC TNF alpha + IL4 1.0 HUVEC IL-11 0.7 Lung MicrovascularEC none 1.0 Lung Microvascular EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 MicrovascularDermal EC none 1.4 Microsvasular Dermal EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0Bronchial epithelium TNFalpha + IL1beta 5.0 Small airway epithelium none0.0 Small airway epithelium TNFalpha + IL-1beta 2.9 Coronery artery SMCrest 1.2 Coronery artery SMC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 2.5 Astrocytes rest 3.6Astrocytes TNFalpha + IL-1beta 1.5 KU-812 (Basophil) rest 6.9 KU-812(Basophil) PMA/ionomycin 0.0 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) none 8.5 CCD1106(Keratinocytes) TNFalpha + IL-1beta 1.3 Liver cirrhosis 6.6 NCI-H292none 2.5 NCI-H292 IL-4 0.0 NCI-H292 IL-9 1.8 NCI-H292 IL-13 5.9 NCI-H292IFN gamma 0.9 HPAEC none 3.5 HPAEC TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 2.6 Lungfibroblast none 64.6 Lung fibroblast TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 1.8 Lungfibroblast IL-4 25.5 Lung fibroblast IL-9 14.8 Lung fibroblast IL-1326.1 Lung fibroblast IFN gamma 33.4 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 rest 3.3Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 TNF alpha 4.3 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 IL-1beta 2.8 Dermal fibroblast IFN gamma 1.2 Dermal fibroblast IL-4 1.4Dermal Fibroblasts rest 10.5 Neutrophils TNFa + LPS 0.0 Neutrophils rest1.2 Colon 3.0 Lung 10.0 Thymus 19.6 Kidney 100.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag4020, Run 171614122

TABLE NE Panel 5 Islet Tissue Name A 97457_Patient-02go_adipose 22.597476_Patient-07sk_skeletal muscle 41.8 97477_Patient-07ut_uterus 5.397478_Patient-07pl_placenta 2.7 99167_Bayer Patient 1 0.097482_Patient-08ut_uterus 5.2 97483_Patient-08pl_placenta 4.697486_Patient-09sk_skeletal muscle 15.2 97487_Patient-09ut_uterus 21.997488_Patient-09pl_placenta 4.5 97492_Patient-10ut_uterus 12.297493_Patient-10pl_placenta 4.5 97495_Patient-11go_adipose 31.497496_Patient-11sk_skeletal muscle 38.2 97497_Patient-11ut_uterus 8.497498_Patient-11pl_placenta 2.2 97500_Patient-12go_adipose 45.497501_Patient-12sk_skeletal muscle 100.0 97502_Patient-12ut_uterus 15.497503_Patient-12pl_placenta 6.0 94721_Donor 2 U - A_Mesenchymal StemCells 0.0 94722_Donor 2 U - B_Mesenchymal Stem Cells 0.9 94723_Donor 2U - C_Mesenchymal Stem Cells 1.3 94709_Donor 2 AM - A_adipose 2.294710_Donor 2 AM - B_adipose 0.0 94711_Donor 2 AM - C_adipose 0.894712_Donor 2 AD - A_adipose 0.0 94713_Donor 2 AD - B_adipose 5.194714_Donor 2 AD - C_adipose 0.0 94742_Donor 3 U - A_Mesenchymal StemCells 1.4 94743_Donor 3 U - B_Mesenchymal Stem Cells 0.0 94730_Donor 3AM - A_adipose 4.3 94731_Donor 3 AM - B_adipose 3.7 94732_Donor 3 AM -C_adipose 0.0 94733_Donor 3 AD - A_adipose 0.0 94734_Donor 3 AD -B_adipose 1.6 94735_Donor 3 AD - C_adipose 0.077138_Liver_HepG2untreated 5.3 73556_Heart_Cardiac stromal cells(primary) 0.0 81735_Small Intestine 12.8 72409_Kidney_ProximalConvoluted Tubule 0.0 82685_Small intestine_Duodenum 4.490650_Adrenal_Adrenocortical adenoma 0.0 72410_Kidney_HRCE 0.072411_Kidney_HRE 0.0 73139_Uterus_Uterine smooth muscle cells 5.5Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag4020, Run 223675497

TABLE NF general oncology screening panel v 2.4 Tissue Name A Coloncancer 1 20.0 Colon cancer NAT 1 1.1 Colon cancer 2 11.0 Colon cancerNAT 2 8.0 Colon cancer 3 27.4 Colon cancer NAT 3 49.0 Colon malignantcancer 4 28.1 Colon normal adjacent tissue 4 4.6 Lung cancer 1 3.4 LungNAT 1 3.2 Lung cancer 2 68.8 Lung NAT 2 8.2 Squamous cell carcinoma 39.7 Lung NAT 3 2.1 metastatic melanoma 1 33.4 Melanoma 2 5.3 Melanoma 311.3 metastatic melanoma 4 40.3 metastatic melanoma 5 100.0 Bladdercancer 1 10.3 Bladder cancer NAT 1 0.0 Bladder cancer 2 5.5 Bladdercancer NAT 2 1.8 Bladder cancer NAT 3 1.1 Bladder cancer NAT 4 27.4Prostate adenocarcinoma 1 8.9 Prostate adenocarcinoma 2 12.3 Prostateadenocarcinoma 3 20.9 Prostate adenocarcinoma 4 4.6 Prostate cancer NAT5 11.6 Prostate adenocarcinoma 6 37.9 Prostate adenocarcinoma 7 24.7Prostate adenocarcinoma 8 5.5 Prostate adenocarcinoma 9 17.8 Prostatecancer NAT 10 29.7 Kidney cancer 1 8.7 Kidney NAT 1 6.3 Kidney cancer 282.4 Kidney NAT 2 18.4 Kidney cancer 3 7.3 Kidney NAT 3 7.1 Kidneycancer 4 8.5 Kidney NAT 4 5.5Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag4020 Run 259744763CNS_neurodegeneration_v1.0 Summary: Ag4020 The CG95430-01 gene was notdifferentially expressed in the Alzheimer's disease samples representedon this panel. However, this gene was expressed in the brain, withhighest expression in the hippocampus of an Alzheimer's patient(CT=31.4). Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or itsprotein product is useful in the treatment of neurological disorders,such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia,multiple sclerosis, stroke and epilepsy.Oncology_cell_line_screening_panel_v3.1 Summary: Ag4020 Highestexpression of the CG95430-01 gene was detected in an epidermoidcarcinoma cell line (CT=32.6). Low expression of this gene was also seenin cell lines derived from fibrosarcoma, pancreatic ductaladenocarcinoma, pancreatic, colon and gastric cancers. Therapeuticmodulation of the activity of this gene or its protein product is usefulin the treatment of these cancers.Panel 4.1D Summary: Ag4020 This gene was most highly expressed in anormal kidney sample (CT=32.3). Low but significant levels of expressionwere also seen in untreated and cytokine activated lung fibroblasts andthymus. These results suggest that this gene is involved in thehomeostasis of the lung, thymus, and kidney. Down-regulated expressionof this gene in cytokine-activated lung fibroblasts indicates thatmodulation of this gene and its protein product will help to maintain orrestore function to the lung during inflammation.Panel 5 Islet Summary: Ag4020 The CG95430-01 gene was expressed inadipose and skeletal muscle (CTs=31-34). This gene encodes a putativeadiponectin [also known as adipocyte complement-related protein(ACRP-30), AdipoQ, apM1 (adipose most abundant transcript 1) or GBP28(28 kDa gelatin binding protein)], a member of the Clq family. Thisprotein is induced over 100-fold in adipocyte differentiation (Schereret al., J Biol Chem Nov. 10, 1995;270(45):26746-9) and is involved inadipocyte signaling (Hu et al., J Biol Chem May 3,1996;271(18):10697-703). Like other members of the Clq family, it formsa homotrimer and the crystal structure indicates that it likely arosefrom tumor necrosis factor (TNF; Shapiro and Scherer, Curr Biol Mar. 12,1998;8(6):335-8). Ionomycin increases expression of adiponectin anddibutyryl cAMP and TNF-alpha reduce expression and secretion in 3T3-L1adipocytes (Kappes and Loffler, Horm Metab Res 2000November-December;32(11-12):548-54). Levels of adiponectin are decreasedin obese humans (Arita et al., Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1999 April2;257(1):79-83) and mice (Hu et al., J Biol Chem May 3,1996;271(18):10697-703). A proteolytic cleavage product of adiponectinis reported to increase fatty acid oxidation in muscle and causes weightloss in mice. (Fruebis et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci USA Feb. 13,2001;98(4):2005-10). A missense mutation in the protein was correlatedwith a markedly low plasma adiponectin level (Takahashi et al., Int JObes Relat Metab Disord 2000 July;24(7):861-8). Recent papers have shownthat adiponectin reverses insulin resistance in mouse models oflipoatrophy and obesity (Yamauchi et al., Nature Med 2000; 7(8): 941-6),and that it enhances insulin action on the liver (Berg et al., ibid,947-53). In addition, circulating levels of adiponectin have been shownto be lower in obese than in lean subjects and lower in diabeticpatients than in non-diabetic patients, with particularly low levels insubjects with coronary artery disease. Furthermore, in patients who weresubjected to a weight loss program that resulted in a 10% reduction oftheir body mass index, circulating adiponectin levels increasedsignificantly. (Berg AH. Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2002 March;13(2):84-9). Based on the homology of CG95430-01 to adiponectin and itsexpression profile, therapeutic modulation of the activity of this geneor its protein product using nucleic acid, protein, antibody or smallmolecule drugs is useful for the treatment of obesity, type II diabetesand/or their secondary complications.

Adiponectin also seems to have additional cardiovascular and immunesystem effects. Levels of this protein are reduced in a cohort ofJapanese patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), which correlateswith the modulation of endothelial adhesion molecules on treatment ofhuman aortic endothelial cells with adiponectin (Ouchi et al.,Circulation Dec. 21-28, 1991; 100(25):2473-6). This protein is foundadhering to vascular walls after injury (Okamoto et al. Horm Metab Res2000 February; 32(2):47-50) and presence of adiponectin suppresses themacrophage to foam cell transformation (Ouchi et al., Circulation Feb.27, 2001;103(8):1057-63). In addition, levels of adiponectin are lowerin diabetic subjects with CAD relative to non-diabetic subjects ordiabetic subjects without CAD (Hotta et al., Arterioscler Thromb VascBiol 2000 June; 20(6): 1595-9), indicating that lower levels ofadiponectin may be an indicator of macroangiopathy in diabetes.Moreover, this protein negatively regulates the growth of myelomonocyticprecursors (in part by inducing apoptosis) and macrophage function(Yokota et al., Blood Sep. 1, 2000;96(5):1723-32), potentially via thecomplement 1Q receptor ClqRp.

The Clq family of proteins includes the complement subunit Clq,gliacolin, Clq-related protein, cerebellin, CORS26 etc., all of whichare secreted proteins. These proteins share a common domain, the Clqdomain, at the C terminus and collagen triple helix repeats at the Cterminus. The repeats enable the proteins to form homotrimers andpossibly oligomers. Members of this family have been implicated intissue differentiation, immune regulation, energy homeostasis, synapticfunction and in diseases such as obesity and neurodegeneration.Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or its proteinproduct using nucleic acid, protein, antibody or small molecule drugs isuseful in the prevention and/or treatment of obesity and diabetes.Furthermore, development of human monoclonal antibodies that inhibitthis Adipo-Q like protein is useful in the therapeutic treatment ofcachexia that occurs in many forms of cancer.

General oncology screening panel_v_(—)2.4 Summary: Ag4020 This gene wasmost highly expressed in a metastatic melanoma (CT=32.7). Significantlevels of expression were also seen in a lung cancer and a kidney cancerwhen compared to normal adjacent tissue. Gene or protein expressionlevels are useful as a diagnostic marker to detect the presence of thesecancers. Therapeutic modulation of the activity of this gene or itsprotein product is useful in the treatment of kidney cancer, lungcancer, and melanoma.

O.CG95430-02 and CG95430-04

Expression of genes CG95430-02 and CG95430-04 was assessed using theprimer-probe set Ag7140, described in Table OA. Results of the RTQ-PCRruns are shown in Table OB. CG95430-02 and CG95430-04 represent thephysical clones for mature and full-length gene respectively. TABLE OAProbe Name Ag7140 Start SEQ ID Primers Sequences Length Position NoForward 5′-tttctccaggaatgttca 21 720 334 ggt-3′ ProbeTET-5′-actgcacaccaaag 26 768 335 atgcttacatga-3′-TAMRA Reverse5′-cagaggcctggtcc 17 798 336 tca-3′

TABLE OB General screening panel v1.7 Tissue Name A Adipose 100.0 HUVEC0.0 Melanoma* Hs688(A).T 0.0 Melanoma* Hs688(B).T 0.0 Melanoma (met)SK-MEL-5 0.0 Testis 0.0 Prostate ca. (bone met) PC-3 0.0 Prostate ca.DU145 0.0 Prostate pool 0.1 Uterus pool 1.3 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3 0.0Ovarian ca. (ascites) SK-OV-3 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-4 0.0 Ovarian ca.OVCAR-5 0.9 Ovarian ca. IGROV-1 0.8 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-8 0.0 Ovary 24.3Breast ca. MCF-7 0.0 Breast ca. MDA-MB-231 0.0 Breast ca. BT-549 0.0Breast ca. T47D 0.0 Breast pool 0.1 Trachea 2.4 Lung 1.7 Fetal Lung 2.0Lung ca. NCI-N417 1.1 Lung ca. LX-1 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H146 1.3 Lung ca.SHP-77 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H23 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H460 0.0 Lung ca. HOP-620.0 Lung ca. NCI-H522 1.4 Lung ca. DMS-114 0.0 Liver 0.1 Fetal Liver 0.0Kidney pool 4.5 Fetal Kidney 2.7 Renal ca. 786-0 0.0 Renal ca. A498 0.0Renal ca. ACHN 0.0 Renal ca. UO-31 0.0 Renal ca. TK-10 0.0 Bladder 15.5Gastric ca. (liver met.) NCI-N87 0.0 Stomach 0.8 Colon ca. SW-948 0.2Colon ca. SW480 0.0 Colon ca. (SW480 met) SW620 0.0 Colon ca. HT29 0.0Colon ca. HCT-116 0.0 Colon cancer tissue 0.4 Colon ca. SW1116 0.5 Colonca. Colo-205 0.0 Colon ca. SW-48 0.0 Colon 1.8 Small Intestine 2.0 FetalHeart 12.3 Heart 13.4 Lymph Node pool 1 0.3 Lymph Node pool 2 21.5 FetalSkeletal Muscle 30.6 Skeletal Muscle pool 9.6 Skeletal Muscle 49.3Spleen 1.5 Thymus 0.4 CNS cancer (glio/astro) SF-268 0.0 CNS cancer(glio/astro) T98G 0.0 CNS cancer (neuro; met) SK-N-AS 0.0 CNS cancer(astro) SF-539 0.0 CNS cancer (astro) SNB-75 0.0 CNS cancer (glio)SNB-19 0.0 CNS cancer (glio) SF-295 0.0 Brain (Amygdala) 0.4 Brain(Cerebellum) 0.0 Brain (Fetal) 1.8 Brain (Hippocampus) 1.6 CerebralCortex pool 0.5 Brain (Substantia nigra) 0.2 Brain (Thalamus) 0.8 Brain(Whole) 0.7 Spinal Cord 0.2 Adrenal Gland 1.0 Pituitary Gland 0.0Salivary Gland 0.8 Thyroid 2.5 Pancreatic ca. PANC-1 0.6 Pancreas pool0.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag7140, Run 318037557General_screening_panel_v1.7 Summary: Ag7140 Highest expression of theCG95430-02 and CG95430-04 gene variants was detected in adipose tissue(CT=28.9). Moderate to low expression of these variants was also seen innumber of tissues that contribute to metabolism including thyroid,skeletal muscle, heart, small intestine, and colon. Therapeuticmodulation of the activity of these gene variants or their proteinproducts using nucleic acid, protein, antibody or small molecule drugsis useful in the treatment of endocrine/metabolically related diseases,such as obesity and diabetes.

P. CG97111-01: Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist Protein Precursor

Expression of gene CG97111-01 was assessed using the primer-probe setsAg4106 described in Tables PA. Results of the RTQ-PCR runs are shown inTables PB and PC. TABLE PA Probe Name Ag4106 Start SEQ ID PrimersSequences Length Position No Forward 5′-cctctatagtctccggaa 22 897 337ggaa-3′ Probe TET-5′-tggatttcagctca 26 935 338 gtgacacccatt-3′-TAMRAReverse 5′-gttgtggaggtcagaagt 22 961 339 ctga-3′

TABLE PB General screening panel v1.4 Tissue Name A Adipose 0.0Melanoma* Hs688(A).T 0.0 Melanoma* Hs688(B).T 0.0 Melanoma* M14 0.0Melanoma* LOXIMVI 0.0 Melanoma* SK-MEL-5 0.0 Squamous cell carcinomaSCC-4 5.1 Testis Pool 0.0 Prostate ca.* (bone met) PC-3 0.0 ProstatePool 0.0 Placenta 0.0 Uterus Pool 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-3 12.8 Ovarianca. SK-OV-3 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-4 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-5 0.0 Ovarianca. IGROV-1 0.0 Ovarian ca. OVCAR-8 0.0 Ovary 0.0 Breast ca. MCF-7 0.0Breast ca. MDA-MB-231 0.0 Breast ca. BT 549 0.0 Breast ca. T47D 0.0Breast ca. MDA-N 0.0 Breast Pool 0.0 Trachea 3.1 Lung 0.0 Fetal Lung 2.2Lung ca. NCI-N417 0.0 Lung ca. LX-1 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H146 0.0 Lung ca.SHP-77 0.0 Lung ca. A549 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H526 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H23 0.0Lung ca. NCI-H460 0.0 Lung ca. HOP-62 0.0 Lung ca. NCI-H522 0.0 Liver0.0 Fetal Liver 0.0 Liver ca. HepG2 0.0 Kidney Pool 0.0 Fetal Kidney 0.0Renal ca. 786-0 0.0 Renal ca. A498 0.0 Renal ca. ACHN 0.0 Renal ca.UO-31 0.0 Renal ca. TK-10 0.0 Bladder 0.0 Gastric ca. (liver met.)NCI-N87 0.0 Gastric ca. KATO III 0.0 Colon ca. SW-948 0.0 Colon ca.SW480 0.0 Colon ca.* (SW480 met) SW620 0.0 Colon ca. HT29 0.0 Colon ca.HCT-116 0.0 Colon ca. CaCo-2 0.0 Colon cancer tissue 9.7 Colon ca.SW1116 0.0 Colon ca. Colo-205 0.0 Colon ca. SW-48 0.0 Colon Pool 0.0Small Intestine Pool 3.3 Stomach Pool 0.0 Bone Marrow Pool 0.0 FetalHeart 0.0 Heart Pool 0.0 Lymph Node Pool 0.0 Fetal Skeletal Muscle 0.0Skeletal Muscle Pool 0.0 Spleen Pool 0.0 Thymus Pool 100.0 CNS cancer(glio/astro) U87-MG 24.8 CNS cancer (glio/astro) U-118-MG 0.0 CNS cancer(neuro; met) SK-N-AS 0.0 CNS cancer (astro) SF-539 0.0 CNS cancer(astro) SNB-75 0.0 CNS cancer (glio) SNB-19 0.0 CNS cancer (glio) SF-2950.0 Brain (Amygdala) Pool 0.0 Brain (cerebellum) 0.0 Brain (fetal) 0.0Brain (Hippocampus) Pool 0.0 Cerebral Cortex Pool 0.0 Brain (Substantianigra) Pool 5.7 Brain (Thalamus) Pool 0.0 Brain (whole) 0.0 Spinal CordPool 0.0 Adrenal Gland 0.0 Pituitary gland Pool 0.0 Salivary Gland 0.0Thyroid (female) 0.0 Pancreatic ca. CAPAN2 0.0 Pancreas Pool 0.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag4106, Run 219446784

TABLE PC Panel 4.1D Tissue Name A Secondary Th1 act 0.0 Secondary Th2act 0.0 Secondary Tr1 act 0.0 Secondary Th1 rest 0.0 Secondary Th2 rest0.0 Secondary Tr1 rest 0.0 Primary Th1 act 6.0 Primary Th2 act 0.0Primary Tr1 act 0.0 Primary Th1 rest 0.0 Primary Th2 rest 0.0 PrimaryTr1 rest 2.3 CD45RA CD4 lymphocyte act 0.0 CD45RO CD4 lymphocyte act 0.0CD8 lymphocyte act 0.0 Secondary CD8 lymphocyte rest 0.0 Secondary CD8lymphocyte act 0.0 CD4 lymphocyte none 0.0 2ry Th1/Th2/Tr1_anti-CD95CH11 0.0 LAK cells rest 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-120.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IFN gamma 0.0 LAK cells IL-2 + IL-18 0.0 LAK cellsPMA/ionomycin 10.4 NK Cells IL-2 rest 0.0 Two Way MLR 3 day 5.2 Two WayMLR 5 day 0.0 Two Way MLR 7 day 0.0 PBMC rest 0.0 PBMC PWM 0.0 PBMCPHA-L 0.0 Ramos (B cell) none 0.0 Ramos (B cell) ionomycin 0.0 Blymphocytes PWM 5.0 B lymphocytes CD40L and IL-4 0.0 EOL-1 dbcAMP 0.0EOL-1 dbcAMP PMA/ionomycin 0.0 Dendritic cells none 0.0 Dendritic cellsLPS 0.0 Dendritic cells anti-CD40 0.0 Monocytes rest 0.0 Monocytes LPS0.0 Macrophages rest 0.0 Macrophages LPS 0.0 HUVEC none 0.0 HUVECstarved 0.0 HUVEC IL-1beta 0.0 HUVEC IFN gamma 0.0 HUVEC TNF alpha + IFNgamma 0.0 HUVEC TNF alpha + IL4 0.0 HUVEC IL-11 0.0 Lung MicrovascularEC none 0.0 Lung Microvascular EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 MicrovascularDermal EC none 0.0 Microsvasular Dermal EC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0Bronchial epithelium TNFalpha + IL1beta 7.6 Small airway epithelium none11.1 Small airway epithelium TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 Coronery artery SMCrest 0.0 Coronery artery SMC TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 Astrocytes rest 0.0Astrocytes TNFalpha + IL-1beta 2.2 KU-812 (Basophil) rest 0.0 KU-812(Basophil) PMA/ionomycin 0.0 CCD1106 (Keratinocytes) none 9.5 CCD1106(Keratinocytes) TNFalpha + IL-1beta 0.0 Liver cirrhosis 5.3 NCI-H292none 0.0 NCI-H292 IL-4 0.0 NCI-H292 IL-9 0.0 NCI-H292 IL-13 0.0 NCI-H292IFN gamma 0.0 HPAEC none 0.0 HPAEC TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 0.0 Lungfibroblast none 0.0 Lung fibroblast TNF alpha + IL-1 beta 0.0 Lungfibroblast IL-4 0.0 Lung fibroblast IL-9 0.0 Lung fibroblast IL-13 0.0Lung fibroblast IFN gamma 0.0 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 rest 0.0 Dermalfibroblast CCD1070 TNF alpha 0.0 Dermal fibroblast CCD1070 IL-1 beta 0.0Dermal fibroblast IFN gamma 0.0 Dermal fibroblast IL-4 0.0 DermalFibroblasts rest 0.0 Neutrophils TNFa + LPS 0.0 Neutrophils rest 0.0Colon 5.4 Lung 7.6 Thymus 9.3 Kidney 100.0Column A - Rel. Exp. (%) Ag4106, Run 172569366General_screening_panel_v1.4 Summary: Ag4106 Significant expression ofthe CG97111-01 gene was seen mainly in thymus (CT=33.4). This gene maytherefore play an important role in T cell development. Gene or proteinexpression levels are useful for the detection of thymus. Therapeuticmodulation of the activity of this gene or its protein product is usefulto modulate immune function (T cell development) and be important fororgan transplant, AIDS treatment or post chemotherapy immunereconstitiution.Panel 4.1D Summary: Ag4106 Significant expression of this gene was seenin a normal kidney sample (CT=33.4). Therapeutic modulation of theactivity of this gene or its protein product is useful to modulatekidney function and for the treatment of inflammatory or autoimmunediseases that affect the kidney, including lupus and glomerulonephritis.

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Although particular embodiments have been disclosed herein in detail,this has been done by way of example for purposes of illustration only,and is not intended to be limiting with respect to the scope of theappended claims, which follow. In particular, it is contemplated by theinventors that various substitutions, alterations, and modifications maybe made to the invention without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention as defined by the claims. The choice of nucleic acidstarting material, clone of interest, or library type is believed to bea matter of routine for a person of ordinary skill in the art withknowledge of the embodiments described herein. Other aspects,advantages, and modifications considered to be within the scope of thefollowing claims. The claims presented are representative of theinventions disclosed herein. Other, unclaimed inventions are alsocontemplated. Applicants reserve the right to pursue such inventions inlater claims.

1. An isolated polypeptide comprising the mature form of an amino acidsequenced selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein nis an integer between 1 and
 141. 2. An isolated polypeptide comprisingan amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ IDNO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and
 141. 3. An isolatedpolypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence which is at least 95%identical to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consistingof SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and
 141. 4. Anisolated polypeptide, wherein the polypeptide comprises an amino acidsequence comprising one or more conservative substitutions in the aminoacid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n,wherein n is an integer between 1 and
 141. 5. The polypeptide of claim 1wherein said polypeptide is naturally occurring.
 6. A compositioncomprising the polypeptide of claim 1 and a carrier.
 7. A kitcomprising, in one or more containers, the composition of claim
 6. 8.The use of a therapeutic in the manufacture of a medicament for treatinga syndrome associated with a human disease, the disease selected from apathology associated with the polypeptide of claim 1, wherein thetherapeutic comprises the polypeptide of claim
 1. 9. A method fordetermining the presence or amount of the polypeptide of claim 1 in asample, the method comprising: (a) providing said sample; (b)introducing said sample to an antibody that binds immunospecifically tothe polypeptide; and (c) determining the presence or amount of antibodybound to said polypeptide, thereby determining the presence or amount ofpolypeptide in said sample.
 10. A method for determining the presence ofor predisposition to a disease associated with altered levels ofexpression of the polypeptide of claim 1 in a first mammalian subject,the method comprising: a) measuring the level of expression of thepolypeptide in a sample from the first mammalian subject; and b)comparing the expression of said polypeptide in the sample of step (a)to the expression of the polypeptide present in a control sample from asecond mammalian subject known not to have, or not to be predisposed to,said disease, wherein an alteration in the level of expression of thepolypeptide in the first subject as compared to the control sampleindicates the presence of or predisposition to said disease.
 11. Amethod of identifying an agent that binds to the polypeptide of claim 1,the method comprising: (a) introducing said polypeptide to said agent;and (b) determining whether said agent binds to said polypeptide. 12.The method of claim 11 wherein the agent is a cellular receptor or adownstream effector.
 13. A method for identifying a potentialtherapeutic agent for use in treatment of a pathology, wherein thepathology is related to aberrant expression or aberrant physiologicalinteractions of the polypeptide of claim 1, the method comprising: (a)providing a cell expressing the polypeptide of claim 1 and having aproperty or function ascribable to the polypeptide; (b) contacting thecell with a composition comprising a candidate substance; and (c)determining whether the substance alters the property or functionascribable to the polypeptide; whereby, if an alteration observed in thepresence of the substance is not observed when the cell is contactedwith a composition in the absence of the substance, the substance isidentified as a potential therapeutic agent.
 14. A method for screeningfor a modulator of activity of or of latency or predisposition to apathology associated with the polypeptide of claim 1, said methodcomprising: (a) administering a test compound to a test animal atincreased risk for a pathology associated with the polypeptide of claim1, wherein said test animal recombinantly expresses the polypeptide ofclaim 1; (b) measuring the activity of said polypeptide in said testanimal after administering the compound of step (a); and (c) comparingthe activity of said polypeptide in said test animal with the activityof said polypeptide in a control animal not administered saidpolypeptide, wherein a change in the activity of said polypeptide insaid test animal relative to said control animal indicates the testcompound is a modulator activity of or latency or predisposition to, apathology associated with the polypeptide of claim
 1. 15. The method ofclaim 14, wherein said test animal is a recombinant test animal thatexpresses a test protein transgene or expresses said transgene under thecontrol of a promoter at an increased level relative to a wild-type testanimal, and wherein said promoter is not the native gene promoter ofsaid transgene.
 16. A method for modulating the activity of thepolypeptide of claim 1, the method comprising contacting a cell sampleexpressing the polypeptide of claim 1 with a compound that binds to saidpolypeptide in an amount sufficient to modulate the activity of thepolypeptide.
 17. A method of treating or preventing a pathologyassociated with the polypeptide of claim 1, the method comprisingadministering the polypeptide of claim 1 to a subject in which suchtreatment or prevention is desired in an amount sufficient to treat orprevent the pathology in the subject.
 18. The method of claim 17,wherein the subject is a human.
 19. A method of treating a pathologicalstate in a mammal, the method comprising administering to the mammal apolypeptide in an amount that is sufficient to alleviate thepathological state, wherein the polypeptide is a polypeptide having anamino acid sequence at least 95% identical to a polypeptide comprisingthe amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ IDNO:2n, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141, or a biologicallyactive fragment thereof.
 20. An isolated nucleic acid moleculecomprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and
 141. 21. Thenucleic acid molecule of claim 20, wherein the nucleic acid molecule isnaturally occurring.
 22. A nucleic acid molecule, wherein the nucleicacid molecule differs by a single nucleotide from a nucleic acidsequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, whereinn is an integer between 1 and
 141. 23. An isolated nucleic acid moleculeencoding the mature form of a polypeptide having an amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:2n, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and
 141. 24. A composition comprising an isolatednucleic acid molecule, said molecule comprising a nucleic acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is aninteger between 1 and 141, and a carrier.
 25. The nucleic acid moleculeof claim 20, wherein said nucleic acid molecule hybridizes understringent conditions to the nucleotide sequence selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NO: 2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and141, or a complement of said nucleotide sequence.
 26. A vectorcomprising the nucleic acid molecule of claim
 20. 27. The vector ofclaim 26, further comprising a promoter operably linked to said nucleicacid molecule.
 28. A cell comprising the vector of claim
 26. 29. Anantibody that immunospecifically binds to the polypeptide of claim 1.30. The antibody of claim 29, wherein the antibody is a monoclonalantibody.
 31. The antibody of claim 29, wherein the antibody is ahumanized antibody.
 32. A method for determining the presence or amountof the nucleic acid molecule of claim 20 in a sample, the methodcomprising: (a) providing said sample; (b) introducing said sample to aprobe that binds to said nucleic acid molecule; and (c) determining thepresence or amount of said probe bound to said nucleic acid molecule,thereby determining the presence or amount of the nucleic acid moleculein said sample.
 33. The method of claim 32 wherein presence or amount ofthe nucleic acid molecule is used as a marker for cell or tissue type.34. The method of claim 33 wherein the cell or tissue type is cancerous.35. A method for determining the presence of or predisposition to adisease associated with altered levels of expression of the nucleic acidmolecule of claim 20 in a first mammalian subject, the methodcomprising: a) measuring the level of expression of the nucleic acid ina sample from the first mammalian subject; and b) comparing the level ofexpression of said nucleic acid in the sample of step (a) to the levelof expression of the nucleic acid present in a control sample from asecond mammalian subject known not to have or not be predisposed to, thedisease; wherein an alteration in the level of expression of the nucleicacid in the first subject as compared to the control sample indicatesthe presence of or predisposition to the disease.
 36. A method ofproducing the polypeptide of claim 1, the method comprising culturing acell under conditions that lead to expression of the polypeptide,wherein said cell comprises a vector comprising an isolated nucleic acidmolecule comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the groupconsisting of SEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and 141.37. The method of claim 36 wherein the cell is a bacterial cell.
 38. Themethod of claim 36 wherein the cell is an insect cell.
 39. The method ofclaim 36 wherein the cell is a yeast cell.
 40. The method of claim 36wherein the cell is a mammalian cell.
 41. A method of producing thepolypeptide of claim 2, the method comprising culturing a cell underconditions that lead to expression of the polypeptide, wherein said cellcomprises a vector comprising an isolated nucleic acid moleculecomprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting ofSEQ ID NO:2n−1, wherein n is an integer between 1 and
 141. 42. Themethod of claim 41 wherein the cell is a bacterial cell.
 43. The methodof claim 41 wherein the cell is an insect cell.
 44. The method of claim41 wherein the cell is a yeast cell.
 45. The method of claim 41 whereinthe cell is a mammalian cell.
 46. An isolated polypeptide comprising anamino acid sequence at least 95% similar to SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein saidamino acid sequence comprises at least one amino acid substitution,wherein said substitution is at amino acid position 43 when numbered inaccordance with SEQ ID NO:
 2. 47. An isolated nucleic acid moleculecomprising an nucleic acid sequence at least 95% similar to SEQ ID NO:1, wherein said nucleic acid sequence comprises at least one nucleicacid substitution, wherein said substitution is at nucleic acid position135 when numbered in accordance with SEQ ID NO:
 1. 48. An isolatedpolypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 95% similar toSEQ ID NO: 14, wherein said amino acid sequence comprises at least oneamino acid substitution, wherein said substitution is at the amino acidposition selected from the group consisting of 8, 54, 56, 92, 207, 240,706, 891 and 923 when numbered in accordance with SEQ ID NO:
 14. 49. Anisolated nucleic acid molecule comprising an nucleic acid sequence atleast 95% similar to SEQ ID NO: 13, wherein said nucleic acid sequencecomprises at least one nucleic acid substitution, wherein saidsubstitution is at the nucleic acid position selected from the groupconsisting of 272, 410, 416, 523, 869, 967, 2366, 2921 and 3018 whennumbered in accordance with SEQ ID NO:
 13. 50. An isolated polypeptidecomprising an amino acid sequence at least 95% similar to SEQ ID NO: 58,wherein said amino acid sequence comprises at least one amino acidsubstitution, wherein said substitution is at the amino acid positionselected from the group consisting of 23, 56, 105, 125, 160, 183 and 215when numbered in accordance with SEQ ID NO:
 58. 51. An isolated nucleicacid molecule comprising an nucleic acid sequence at least 95% similarto SEQ ID NO: 57, wherein said nucleic acid sequence comprises at leastone nucleic acid substitution, wherein said substitution is at thenucleic acid position selected from the group consisting of 181, 278,426, 485, 591, 661 and 756 when numbered in accordance with SEQ ID NO:57.
 52. An isolated polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence atleast 95% similar to SEQ ID NO: 80, wherein said amino acid sequencecomprises at least one amino acid substitution, wherein saidsubstitution is at amino acid position 219 when numbered in accordancewith SEQ ID NO:
 80. 53. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising annucleic acid sequence at least 95% similar to SEQ ID NO: 79, whereinsaid nucleic acid sequence comprises at least one nucleic acidsubstitution, wherein said substitution is at nucleic acid position 685when numbered in accordance with SEQ ID NO:
 79. 54. An isolatedpolypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence at least 95% similar toSEQ ID NO: 92, wherein said amino acid sequence comprises at least oneamino acid substitution, wherein said substitution is at amino acidposition 470 when numbered in accordance with SEQ ID NO:
 92. 55. Anisolated nucleic acid molecule comprising an nucleic acid sequence atleast 95% similar to SEQ ID NO: 91, wherein said nucleic acid sequencecomprises at least one nucleic acid substitution, wherein saidsubstitution is at nucleic acid position 1874 when numbered inaccordance with SEQ ID NO:
 91. 56. An isolated polypeptide comprising anamino acid sequence at least 95% similar to SEQ ID NO: 100, wherein saidamino acid sequence comprises at least one amino acid substitution,wherein said substitution is at the amino acid position selected fromthe group consisting of 11, 112 and 145 when numbered in accordance withSEQ ID NO:
 100. 57. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising annucleic acid sequence at least 95% similar to SEQ ID NO: 99, whereinsaid nucleic acid sequence comprises at least one nucleic acidsubstitution, wherein said substitution is at the nucleic acid positionselected from the group consisting of 80, 383 and 482 when numbered inaccordance with SEQ ID NO:
 99. 58. An isolated polypeptide comprising anamino acid sequence at least 95% similar to SEQ ID NO: 122, wherein saidamino acid sequence comprises at least one amino acid substitution,wherein said substitution is at the amino acid position selected fromthe group consisting of 12, 38, 54, 65, 66, 69, 80, 90, 91, 96, 100,101, 102, 114, 122, 125, 126, 134, 135, 144, 148, 154, 155 and 156 whennumbered in accordance with SEQ ID NO:
 122. 59. An isolated nucleic acidmolecule comprising an nucleic acid sequence at least 95% similar to SEQID NO: 121, wherein said nucleic acid sequence comprises at least onenucleic acid substitution, wherein said substitution is at the nucleicacid position selected from the group consisting of 35, 112, 160, 194,197, 206, 240, 269, 273, 287, 298, 301, 305, 340, 365, 374, 376, 400,404, 431, 442, 461, 463 and 468 when numbered in accordance with SEQ IDNO: 121.